Constantino Brumidi

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Constantino Brumidi

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) Constantino Brumidi’s allegorical fresco Apotheosis of Washington (1865), which depicts gods and goddesses intermingled with Washington and other American heroes, adorns the ceiling’s dome. In 1864 Congress established what would later be called National Statuary Hall, where statues of two prominent figures from each state…
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) Constantino Brumidi’s allegorical fresco Apotheosis of Washington (1865), which depicts gods and goddesses intermingled with Washington and other American heroes, adorns the ceiling’s dome. In 1864 Congress established what would later be called National Statuary Hall, where statues of two prominent figures from each state…
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