Fontana delle Tartarughe
by LANDINI, Taddeo, Marble and bronze
Between 1585 and 1588 Landini executed his most famous work, the so-called Fontana delle Tartarughe, named after the tortoises (added in 1658) that clamber from the bronze youths’ hands into the upper basin of the fountain. Although the overall design was made in collaboration with Giacomo della Porta, Landini was solely responsible for the spirited boys, whose lively poses and arrangement around the basin recall Florentine fountain designs of the previous generation.