Fountain of the Rivers Ariege and Garonne

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Title	Fountain of the Rivers Ariege and Garonne
Alternate Title	Fontaine Ariege et Garonne
View	Detail, ornamental bracket in the shape of a dolphin and urn
Work Type	built works hydraulic structures water distribution structures fountains visual works sculpture (visual work)
Style/Period	Beaux-Arts Nineteenth century
Creator Name	Falguiere, Jean-Alexandre-Joseph, 1831-1900
Creator Nationality	French
Date.Creator Birth	1831
Date.Creator Death	1900
Contributors to Project	Alexandre Laporte (French sculptor, 1851-1904); Jean Alexandre Joseph Falguiere (French sculptor, 1831-1900)
Subject.work	allegory human figure Rivers
Subject.image	Dolphins
Country	France
City	Toulouse
State/Province	Midi-Pyrenees
Location.Notes	Place Auguste Lafourcade, Grande Rue Saint-Michel
Architectural Material	stone
Technique	carving (processes); construction (assembling)
Dates	ca. 1880-1900 (creation)
Photographer	Lysenko, Oksana
Date Photographed	7/15/2009
Subject Information	The Musee du Vieux Toulouse owns a plaster model made by Falguiere. The final fountain was completed by Laporte (Falguiere's student). There are changes in the design from the model to the executed fountain, but the iconography remains the same. The personification of the Garonne River spreads its arms between the rocks of the Pyrenees where it originates. The Ariege, below, discharges its water through an urn, symbolizing the function of a tributary of the Garonne. The fountain was originally in the Jardin des Plantes; it was moved in 1982 to Place Auguste Lafourcade in Toulouse.
Credit Line	copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)

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