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See Orion Fountain (Fontana d'Orione), Messina, Sicily, Italy

Grand 16th-century fountain with statues of mythological figures built to celebrate running water. Giovanni Angelo Montorsoli (1507 – 1563) was a Florentine sculptor and Servite friar. He is today as often remembered for his restorations of famous classical works as his original creations. In 1547 he left Florence, and went to Messina where he procured a commission for the Fountain of Orion, the mythical founder of that city. When erected, the Orion Fountain was the tallest and largest of its day and was much admired by Vasari
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