The fountain of the four rivers. This figure represents the Nile, it was “blind” because source of the river was unknown at the time.
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Bernini’s fountain of the four rivers at Piazza Navona. This is the statue representing the river Nile with its head covered by a bandage to denote that it’s source had not yet been discovered.
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The fountain of the four rivers. This figure represents the Nile, it was “blind” because source of the river was unknown at the time.
| About Piazza Navona and Campo de’ Fiori area of Rome|
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