Bacchino Fountain, fountain in Prato, Italy

The Bacchino Fountain is a fountain featuring a bronze statue of young Bacchus located in Piazza del Comune in Prato. The sculpture sits above multiple basins and holds grape clusters while water flows from above, descending through shell-shaped and octagonal pools below.

The fountain was created between 1659 and 1665 by sculptor Ferdinando Tacca to celebrate Prato's elevation to city status and new ecclesiastical independence. The artwork symbolized a turning point in the city's development and marked a period of growth and renewal.

The bronze Bacchus, seated among grape clusters, was made by Ferdinando Tacca and was meant to mirror Prato's renewal after its 1653 elevation to city and diocese. The figure stands in front of Palazzo Pretorio, and the original sculpture and first basin are kept in the atrium of the nearby Palazzo Comunale, replaced outdoors by 20th-century copies.

The fountain is located on the central square next to the Palazzo Pretorio and is easily reached on foot. Visitors can view the original inside the nearby Palazzo Comunale, while a copy stands in the open square for public viewing.

The fountain was the endpoint of the Condotto Reale delle Fonti, begun in 1639 by Bernardino Radi, continued from 1641 by Alfonso Parigi and finished by Ferdinando Tacca. Water came from the springs of Carteano, Palco and Filettole on the Calvana slopes, dropping from about 150 metres at Carteano to 60 at piazza Mercatale. The Ceppi financed it, helped by families such as the Martini, Vai and Buonamici who wanted a share of water piped to their houses.