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En traversant le Jardins de Boboli<\/a>Dans la partie sup\u00e9rieure du parc, pr\u00e8s de la prairie des ch\u00e2taigniers, il est presque impossible de ne pas \u00eatre frapp\u00e9 par la pr\u00e9sence solennelle de la fontaine de Neptune, qui se distingue par son \u00e9l\u00e9gance. Sa position sur\u00e9lev\u00e9e offre une large vue, tant sur la verdure que sur le panorama florentin, cr\u00e9ant ainsi un point d'observation privil\u00e9gi\u00e9.<\/p>\n

La fontaine a \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9alis\u00e9e dans la seconde moiti\u00e9 du XVIe si\u00e8cle. L'\u0153uvre a \u00e9t\u00e9 confi\u00e9e \u00e0 Stoldo Lorenzi, sculpteur toscan du cercle de Giambologna, qui a r\u00e9alis\u00e9 une cr\u00e9ation grandiose dont les caract\u00e9ristiques et la beaut\u00e9 sont encore appr\u00e9ci\u00e9es aujourd'hui. La figure de Neptune domine la sc\u00e8ne : puissant, il se tient debout, le trident lev\u00e9, comme s'il faisait appel aux forces de l'eau. Sa pose n'est pas seulement esth\u00e9tique, elle est aussi profond\u00e9ment symbolique. Pour les M\u00e9dicis, la grande et puissante famille toscane qui a command\u00e9 l'\u0153uvre, elle repr\u00e9sente la domination non seulement sur l'eau, mais plus g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement sur la nature elle-m\u00eame.<\/p>\n

Il est int\u00e9ressant de noter qu'\u00e0 l'origine, la fontaine n'\u00e9tait pas situ\u00e9e \u00e0 l'endroit o\u00f9 nous la voyons aujourd'hui. \u00c0 l'origine, elle \u00e9tait plac\u00e9e au centre de l'\u00e9glise. Amphith\u00e9\u00e2tre du jardin<\/a>Ce choix n'est pas rare dans les grands jardins italiens o\u00f9 le paysage \u00e9tait constamment r\u00e9organis\u00e9 selon des visions pr\u00e9cises d'harmonie et de puissance. Ce choix n'\u00e9tait pas rare dans les grands jardins italiens, o\u00f9 le paysage \u00e9tait constamment r\u00e9organis\u00e9 selon des visions pr\u00e9cises d'harmonie et de puissance.<\/p>\n

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L'espace qui abrite la sculpture a une forme simple mais bien proportionn\u00e9e, et tout autour s'ouvre une clairi\u00e8re qui, les jours de moindre affluence, devient un coin silencieux. S'asseoir ici, peut-\u00eatre le matin quand il y a peu de monde pour troubler la paix, est une exp\u00e9rience unique : on a l'impression d'\u00eatre observ\u00e9 par le dieu Neptune lui-m\u00eame, tandis que les branches des arbres se balancent doucement dans le vent.<\/p>\n

D\u00e9tail souvent n\u00e9glig\u00e9, cette fontaine servait \u00e9galement de point de collecte de l'eau n\u00e9cessaire \u00e0 l'irrigation du jardin. Comme beaucoup d'\u0153uvres de la Renaissance, elle allie beaut\u00e9 et fonctionnalit\u00e9, selon la logique florentine de l'efficacit\u00e9 d\u00e9guis\u00e9e en \u00e9l\u00e9gance.<\/p>\n

Pour y acc\u00e9der, on part de la cour du Palazzo Pitti et on monte. L'ascension est br\u00e8ve mais l\u00e9g\u00e8rement raide : rien de bien difficile, mais il vaut la peine de prendre son temps. Pour les personnes \u00e0 mobilit\u00e9 r\u00e9duite en particulier, le chemin peut \u00eatre moins adapt\u00e9. En fin de compte, la r\u00e9compense est une \u0153uvre d'art en plein air, immerg\u00e9e dans un paysage qui semble dessin\u00e9 \u00e0 la main.<\/p>\n

La Fontaine de Neptune est plus qu'une simple sculpture. C'est un exemple parfait de la fa\u00e7on dont l'art, la politique et la nature peuvent coexister en \u00e9quilibre. Une \u00e9tape \u00e0 ne pas manquer.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":5834,"template":"","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"The Neptune Fountain \u2013 the Majestic Fountain in Boboli","_seopress_titles_desc":"Discover the elegance and history of the Fountain of Neptune at Boboli Gardens. 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