The murals by Constantino Brumidi for the United States Capitol Rotunda, 1860-1880 : an iconographic interpretation

Author

O'Connor, Francis V.

Document type

Article (acte de congrès)

Language

English

Conference title

Italian presence in American art, 1860-1920

Author (monograph)

Jaffe, Irma B. (Editor, Collective Author)

Source

Italian presence in American art, 1860-1920. 1992, 81-96, 8 ill. (1 col.); 2 diagrams

Publisher

Istituto della Enciclopedia italiana, Roma (ita)

Publication country

Italy

Abstract (en)

Reconstructs and studies Brumidi's iconographic program for the frieze (subjects from American history) and canopy of the dome (allegories and mythological subjects related to American values and achievements); notes that the fresco decorations were conceived as a symbol of the Union at the height of the Civil War.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- United States
• Brumidi, Constantino, 1805-1880
• Mural painting
• United States
• 1800-1900
• America
• Iconography
• Symbolism
• Allegory
• United States Capitol||Washington, DC (USA)
• Mythology
• Civil War (United States: 1861-1865)

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- États-Unis
• Brumidi, Constantino, 1805-1880
• Peinture murale
• Etats-Unis
• 1800-1900
• Amérique
• Iconographie
• Symbolisme
• Allégorie
• United States Capitol||Washington, DC (USA)
• Mythologie
• Guerre de Sécession (Etats-Unis: 1861-1865)

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19940101-00338072

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