Commissioned by the Municipality of Rome and realised in 1898 by Francesco Buffa, the fountain was initially located on the side of the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie at Porta Angelica, between Via di Porta Angelica and Borgo Angelico. In 1930, when the church was demolished to expand Via di Porta Angelica as part of the creation of the new boundaries between the Italian State and the Vatican City, the fountain was then placed in its current location in Piazza delle Vaschette, set against a brick façade that is approximately one metre lower than street level.
The fountain, so named because it was originally fed by the Acqua Angelica, is accessible via two curved flights of stairs. The water, now coming from the Acquedotto Vergine, pours from a simple spout and fills a rectangular basin with a rounded edge, standing on a moulded base. Set above the basin is a travertine niche, framed by a pair of pilasters supporting an arch, surmounted by a lunette containing a shell valve with rolled edges.
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