Fountain of Cupid, Garden fountain in Villa Pamphili, Rome, Italy

The Fountain of Cupid stands in Villa Doria Pamphilj, in the piazzale before the giardino segreto, between viale del Giardino del Teatro and viale della Cappella Pamphilj. A parallelepiped base on top of a wide circular basin holds only the feet of the Cupid that gave the fountain its name. Four pillars carry four fauns, two female and two male, above a rocaille, and the outer circular basin is edged by twelve rectangular pillars topped with the Pamphili lily.

The fountain was probably built in 1855 by Andrea Busiri Vici, who reused elements that already existed on the site. It stands on the square facing the giardino segreto, between the viale del Giardino del Teatro and the viale della Cappella Pamphilj. The Pamphili lily on the twelve pillars of the outer basin rim recalls the family that owned the villa.

The name comes from the Cupid that once stood at the centre; only its feet remain on the parallelepiped base. The twelve rectangular pillars around the lower basin carry the Pamphili lily, and relief masks of Bacchus, the Gorgone and a female deity repeat along the front and sides. Each mask once held a spout; today only the outer one runs.

The fountain stands on the square in front of the giardino segreto, between viale del Giardino del Teatro and viale della Cappella Pamphilj. Only the spout on the outer side still runs, feeding a shell-shaped basin. A low iron railing surrounds the fountain, and one section has been detached since a 2018 act of vandalism.

Only the feet of the Cupid statue remain on the parallelepiped base at the top; the figure itself is gone. Of the spouts set in the mouths of the relief masks, only the one on the outer side still runs. A low iron railing around the fountain was partly torn away in a 2018 act of vandalism.