Roma - Fontane

Via Lata
Fontana del Facchino

One of the most famous "talking statues" (Pasquino is its famous and pungent interloculator) known as the "Facchino" (porter) represents a water-seller in his characteristic costume. According to others, it is dedicated to the wine carriers and reproduces the work of a certain Abbondio Rizzio, famous for his strength and capacity to drink large quantities of the wine he transported. Of uncertain origin, it was attributed to Jacopo Del Conte, supposedly between 1587 and 1598.