Fountain of the Child of the Spine

The Niño de la Espina sculpture was brought back by Velazquez from his second trip to Italy, and was a present from the Pope to the King. This is a recurring theme in Italian art and we can see many "espinarios" in Italian villas and palaces. In Aranjuez, the Child of the Thorn is located between four columns with Corinthian capitals that support the four sculptures.