Agrippa’s Intriguing Water-lifting Machine

Although the mechanism created by Agrippa for lifting water gained the esteem of Andrea Bacci in 1588, it seemed to fade away not very long after. It may possibly be that the Acqua Felice, the second of Rome’s initial modern channels made the unit outdated when it was attached to the Villa Medici in 1592. The better account is that it was forgotten about when Ferdinando left for Florence in 1588, after the passing of his brother Francesco di Medici, to change his place as cardinal for one as the Grand Duke of Tuscany. #P# It might defy gravitation to raise water to Renaissance landscapes, nourishing them in a way other late 16th century models such as scenographic water displays, musical click this link now fountains and giochi d’acqua or water caprices, were not.