Apotheosis_of_George_Washington.jpg
Summary
Constantino Brumidi : The Apotheosis of Washington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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artist QS:P170,Q983643
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Object type | fresco | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date |
1865
date QS:P571,+1865-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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fresco
medium QS:P186,Q25631150
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Credit line | Pictures taken by user:Raul654 around Washington DC on May 7, 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notes | by Constantino Brumidi in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol . | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References | Artstor artwork ID : 18676514 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | Own work |
Camera location | 38° 53′ 24.04″ N, 77° 00′ 32.44″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 38.890010; -77.009010 |
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Victoria, the Roman Goddess of victory
Goddess of Liberty
Roman fasces
Phrygian cap, symbolizing emancipation
E Pluribus unum "Out of many, one."
Colombia, in the personification of war, trampling figures (not seen) that represent Tyranny and Kingly Power
Personification of Science. Minerva , Roman Goddess of crafts and wisdom is portrayed pointing to an electrical generator creating power stored in batteries next to a printing press, representing American inventions. American scientists Benjamin Franklin , Samuel Morse , and Robert Fulton watch.
Personification of Marine. Shows Neptune, Roman sea-god riding in a shell chariot drawn by sea horses. Venus , goddess of love born from the sea, is shown helping to lay the transatlantic telegraph cable. In the background is an ironclad warship.
Representing Commerce. Mercury, Roman god of commerce is depicted giving a bag of gold to American Revolution financier Robert Morris.
Representing Mechanics. Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and the forge is standing at an anvil with his foot on a cannon. The man at the forge is thought to represent Charles Thomas, supervisor of ironwork during the construction of the Capitol dome.
Representing Agriculture. Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture i shown with a wreath of wheat while sitting on a McCormick mechanical reaper.