The Fountain of the Thirsty Maremma (1919) in Piazza Guerrazzi square in the city center of Cecina, Livorno, Tuscany, Italy


The Fountain of the Thirsty Maremma was made by the symbolist artist Emidio Vignali in 1919 and represents Hercules rising above the bronze heads of Medusa, signifying the work that dominates the brute forces of the nature. At his feet a woman, symbolizing the city of Cecina, who quenches her thirst thanks to the sources raised by the labours of the hero.


Size: 2848px × 4272px
Location: Cecina, Livorno, Tuscany, Italy
Photo credit: © Simona Abbondio / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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