The Fount of Joy

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The Fount of Joy (Fonte Gaia)

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The delightful Fonte Gaia (Fount of Joy), in the Villa Borghese, is the work of the Sicilian sculptor Giovanni Nicolini (1872-1956).

The fountain (1929), which is also known as the Fontana dei dei Satiri (Fountain of the Satyrs) or the Fontana dei Conigli (Fountain of the Rabbits), sports a Latin inscription, which proclaims: FONS CANIT VITAE LAVDEM MVRMVRE SVO (The murmur of the fountain sings the praises of life).
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• ​See also: Fountains of Rome.

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Fonte Gaia