Medici lions 1691, Giovanni Francesco Venturini

The fountain of mercury in the garden of the villa medici: from le fontane di roma, part 3, le fontane ne' palazzi e ne' giardini di roma (plate 9), 1691 artist: giovanni franceso venturini (italian, active ca. 1650–1700) rome: giovanni giacomo de' rossi, 1691 etching source: giovanni franceso venturini: the fountain of mercury in the garden of the villa medici (1991. 1073. 145. 9) | heilbrunn timeline of art history | the metropolitan museum of art. Date: 1691.