Category:Fountain of Pincio stair ramps (Bologna)

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<nowiki>Fontana del Pincio; The Fountain of Nymph and Seahorse; fontana a Bologna; fountain in Bologna; La Moglie del Gigante; Fontana della Ninfa e del Cavallo Marino</nowiki>
The Fountain of Nymph and Seahorse 
fountain in Bologna
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LocationBologna, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Map44° 30′ 12.71″ N, 11° 20′ 43.98″ E
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Italiano: Alla base del Pincio di Bologna si trova la fontana della Ninfa scolpita da Diego Sarti e Pietro Veronesi. Rappresenta una Ninfa che tenta invano di divincolarsi dai tentacoli di un polipo gigantesco aggrappandosi a un cavallo. E' chiamata volgarmente la "moglie del gigante" (forse in riferimento al sonetto del Carducci che immagina un dialogo tra la Ninfa e il Nettuno).
English: At the base of the Pincio in Bologna is the Fountain of the Nymph sculpted by Diego Sarti and Pietro Veronesi. It depicts a nymph trying in vain to free herself from the tentacles of a giant octopus by clinging to a horse. She is vulgarly called the 'giant's wife' (perhaps in reference to Carducci's sonnet imagining a dialogue between the Nymph and Neptune). (Translation by DeepL.com.)

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