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Study for the Apotheosis of Washington in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol Building
ca. 1859-1862
Constantino Brumidi
Born: Rome, Italy 1805
Died: Washington, District of Columbia 1880
oil on canvas
35 1/4 in. (89.5 cm) diam.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Museum purchase made possible by the American Art Forum
2012.15
Smithsonian American Art Museum
2nd Floor, East Wing
Keywords
Allegory - arts and sciences - agriculture
Allegory - arts and sciences - science
Allegory - civic - liberty
Allegory - civic - victory
Allegory - civic - war
Allegory - other - fame
Portrait male - Washington, George
State of being - phenomenon - apotheosis
Study - mural study
painting
About Constantino Brumidi
Born: Rome, Italy 1805 Died: Washington, District of Columbia 1880
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