Fish on the public fountain in Dubrovnik

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The fish (dolphins?) are carved at the top of the public fountain on the main square in Dubrovnik. The fountain was erected in 1438 by the Neapolitan architect Onofrio della Cava, while the sculptural decoration was made by the Milanese sculptor Pietro di Martino.


Literature:

Radovan Ivančević, Umjetničko blago Hrvatske (The Artistic Treasure of Croatia). Motovun, 1993

Vladimir Marković and Milan Prelog, eds. Zlatno doba Dubrovnika XV. i XVI. Stoljeće (Golden Age of Dubrovnik: 15th and 16th centuries). Zagreb-Dubrovnik: Muzejski prostor i Dubrovački muzej, 1987.