Mariblanca
The statues known as Mariblanca are female figures of uncertain origin which may relate to the fertility goddesses Venus (mythology), Venus or Fortuna. The name, which is common in Spanish language, Spanish relates to a statue which was purchased in the year 1625 by a Florence, Florentine merchant Ludovico Turchi as a gift to crown the lost Fountain of the Harpies, Fountain of Faith in Madrid.El museo desconocido». ''El País''. Spanish article viewed 21 October 2013. It is now the only element that remains of this monumental fountain, which was located on the church of Good Faith, which formerly stood in the Puerta del Sol. There are now a number of copies and similar statues also known as Mariblanca. The origin of which is uncertain, but may relate to a religious anxiety related to idolatry or pagan representations of wikt:pure#Adjective, purity, wikt:fertile#Adjective, fertility and wikt:grace#Noun, grace other than those associated with the Virgin Mary. Mariblanca ...
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Fountain De La Mariblanca
The Fountain de La Mariblanca was a fountain located in Puerta del Sol, in Madrid. Now demolished. Not to be confused with other fountains located in Madrid and Spain with the same name. This fountain replaced an older Puerta del Sol fountain, the Fountain of the Harpies. History and decor In 1727 Pedro de Ribera was commissioned to replace the Fountain of the Harpies, located in the Puerta del Sol, which had been projected a century earlier by Italian sculptor Rutilio Gaci. While the Madrilenian architect took some elements of the early fountain, completely redid the work of his predecessor, due to its deterioration. He opted for a slimmer and lower composition, on the line which, years later, would propose to the Fuente de la Fama, though much more restrained than this. Regarding the decor, is quite true that eliminated much of the ornaments designed by Gaci like the Harpy, harpies, which were replaced by dolphins, but it is also true that kept many others, such as the masks wi ...
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