Street Art Utopia shares this image of unknown provenance from L’Aquila, Italy. This 1934 sculpture by Nicola D’Antino shows two bronze nudes pouring water out of a bowl. Fontana Luminosa (Luminous Fountain) forms the center of a fountain the center of the city.
When viewed from the right angle at the right time of day, sunlight washes through the water to create the impression that the women are pouring out lava or liquid sunlight rather than pure water. A 2020 travel guidebook to Abruzzo, the region of Italy in which L’Aquila can be found, reveals that lamps can add other colors to the image.