Giovanni de Bologna designed the original Oceanus Fountain in 1576 for the Medici family who ruled the Republic of Florence for centuries. The marble water fountain was placed in the Boboli Gardens behind the Pitti Palace in Florence. It has since been moved to the Bargello Museum. On top is Oceanus, the ruler of the ocean and father to 3000 river gods. Below him are three figures: the Nile on the left, Euphrates on the right and Ganges is not shown. In 1936, John Ringling placed this reproduction in the courtyard of the Ringling Museum of Art.
