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The Apotheosis of Washington depicts George Washington sitting among the heavens in an exalted manner, or in literary terms, ascending and becoming a god ( apotheosis ).
Horatio Greenough based Enthroned Washington on Phidias ' Statue of Zeus at Olympia, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World which was destroyed in Late Antiquity.
La Apoteosis de Washington retrata a George Washington convirtiéndose en un dios ( apoteosis ). Washington, el primer presidente de los Estados Unidos, es representado alegóricamente, rodeado de figuras de la mitología clásica .
7 de oct. de 2020 · Este fresco se conoce como La apoteosis de George Washington . Completado en 1865 durante el final de la Guerra Civil por el artista greco-italiano Constantino Brumidi , ahora es una de las obras de arte más famosas de la capital nacional. ¿Pero qué significa? Miremos más de cerca.
Greenough’s robed statue of Washington was executed in the neo-classical style, inspired by the classic statuary of ancient Greece, the home of the world’s first democracy. The conception of the seated figure derives from a famous lost statue, the “Olympian Zeus” by the ancient Greek sculptor Phidias.
Completed in 1841, Horatio Greenough sculpted Washington to resemble one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the statue of Olympian Zeus. Instead of gaining national admiration for his work, Greenough instead received harsh criticism for his half-draped statue of Washington causing his reputation as an artist in America to falter.
4,664 square feet. Location. Capitol Rotunda. U.S. Capitol Building. Painted in 1865 by Constantino Brumidi, the Apotheosis of Washington in the eye of the U.S. Capitol Building's Rotunda depicts George Washington rising to the heavens in glory, flanked by female figures representing Liberty and Victory/Fame and surrounded by six groups of figures.
