Piazza Pretoria in Palermo, Sicily better known as Fontana delle Vergogna (the Fountain of Shame). What’s so shameful? Learn the full story at https://experiencesicily.com/2017/12/15/grace-and-shame/
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Travel to Sicily This May
Come with me to Sicily! We’ve got one spot left on our May 2018 Sicily tour, Myths & Mysteries of Sicily, for a couple or a single traveler! Together we will delight in a multi-sensory, off-the-beaten path experience that will stir your soul. Contact me today to travel to Sicily with a small group at…
Grace and Shame
This graceful and flirtatious woman is one statue in a series that adorns the (in)famous fountain that dominates Palermo’s Piazza Pretoria. Originally designed and constructed in 1554-55 by Florentine sculptor Francesco Camilliani for the garden of a Tuscan villa, it was purchased and augmented by the city of Palermo in 1573. Depicting nude gods, goddesses,…
Palermo’s (In)famous Fountain
This (in)famous fountain that dominates Palermo’s Piazza Pretoria was originally designed and constructed in 1554-55 by Florentine sculptor Francesco Camilliani for the garden of a Tuscan villa. Purchased and augmented by the city of Palermo in 1573, government officials placed it in front of the Palazzo Pretorio, the city’s principal municipal building, with pride. However,…
Fountain of Shame
This (in)famous fountain that dominates Palermo’s Piazza Pretoria was originally designed and constructed in 1554-55 by Florentine sculptor Francesco Camilliani for the garden of a Tuscan villa. Purchased and augmented by the city of Palermo in 1573, government officials placed it in front of the Palazzo Pretorio, the city’s principal municipal building, with pride. However,…