https://cgmr.carleton.edu/files/original/ba0ede30bcc5107ac3b2dd9bf2040e36.JPG d997d7ae97024eb53a8dba2fba00b4b8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fountain of Ponte Sisto Subject The topic of the resource Tiber Description An account of the resource View from east end of Ponte Sisto of current Fountain of Ponte Sisto with Fountain of Acqua Paola back on the hill. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Yingying Wang '19 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights held by creator. https://cgmr.carleton.edu/files/original/816c3b93387446f6ce1773c0edcd2078.png 04475d59d68cbc02343d7c89c3024985 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fountain of Ponte Subject The topic of the resource Tiber Description An account of the resource G. Vasi depicted the original location of Fountain of Ponte in this 1759 etching. The fountain was at the end of Via Giulia and near Ponte Sisto. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource G. Vasi Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Wikimedia Commons: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:G.Vasi_-_Collegio_Ecclesiastico_a_Ponte_Sisto.jpg Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1759 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain Place A location with a street address or larger region. Examples include building, statue, piazza, fountain, port, neighborhood, paintings, sculptures, frescoes, floors. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Fountain of Ponte Sisto Description An account of the resource The Fountain of Ponte Sisto is currently located at Piazza Trilussa, on the west side of Ponte Sisto. According to its niche inscription, this fountain was moved to its current location for the purpose of widening the river’s opposite bank in 1898. The original location of the fountain was at the head of Via Giulia and on the east side of Ponte Sisto. The historical etching shows that this fountain was incorporated into a building facing the direction of the Vatican and was connected with the Ponte Sisto. This fountain is fed with water from Acqua Paola, an early 17th century aqueduct restored by Pope Paul V to provide water to Vatican and Trastevere areas. Since the 16th century, popes have restored three ancient aqueducts and built new public fountains in order to restore Roman authority and Catholic Church’s prestige. The Fountain of Ponte Sisto supplied water to the area on the east side of Ponte Sisto where the other two aqueducts could not reach. Rinne identifies two types of public fountains from the 16th and 17th century: highly ornamental civic fountains and less ornate semi-public fountains. On the one hand, the main purpose of civic fountains was to glorify the city, impress visitors, and demonstrate the papacy’s opulence. There were restrictions against using the civic fountain for utility purposes, such as drinking and laundry. Soon, a type of drinking fountain as a supplement to civic fountain, beveratore, appeared as free standing fountains and drew water from the runoff water of the nearest civic fountain in the same piazza. On the other hand,semi-public fountains were initiated in the 1570s where wealthy individuals were given a quantity of water for free in exchange for constructing a public drinking fountain. Semi-public fountains were usually small and scattered around the city. Rinne does not specify the fountain type of Ponte Sisto. It is likely a civic fountain that pays homage to its builder, Pope Paul V. The Fountain of Ponte Sisto probably acted as a mini-distribution center for secondary fountains and for powerful individuals. Individuals might have built a private conduit or pipeline to lead the water to their houses. In 1621, Cardinal Odoardo Farnese was granted 40 oncie of Acqua Paola run-off water by Pope Gregory XV from this fountain for use in the Palazzo Farnese. There was also a modest donation of one oncia of water from this fountain to the nearby hospital of San Sisto delle Mendicanti in 1616. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Yingying Wang (2019) Edited by Tim Abbott (2026) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rinne, Katherine Wentworth. "Hydraulic Infrastructure and Urbanism in Early Modern Rome." Papers of the British School at Rome 73 (2005): 191-222. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Piazza Trilussa, 00153 Roma RM Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context pontesistofountain_2017 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1500s Abstract A summary of the resource. Public fountains in late medieval Rome glorified the city, impressed visitors, and demonstrated the opulence of the papacy. The highly ornate fountain of Ponte Sisto glorifies its builder, Pope Paul V, while acting as a mini-distribution center for secondary fountains in the area. Tiber