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Detail of George Washington in the fresco. The Apotheosis of Washington is the fresco painted by Greek - Italian artist Constantino Brumidi in 1865 and visible through the oculus of the dome in the rotunda of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
George Washington, also known as Enthroned Washington, is a large marble sculpture by Horatio Greenough commissioned by the United States Congress on July 14, 1832 for the centennial of U.S. President George Washington's birth on February 22, 1732.
- 3.5 m × 2.6 m (136 in × 102 in × 82 1/2 in)
- Horatio Greenough
- 1840
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. La apoteosis. Comencemos con ese título, el apa-algo-u-otro.
Horatio Greenough’s 12-ton marble statue of President George Washington serves as the Landmark Object to the newly renovated second floor of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
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.
La Apoteosis de Washington es un fresco de gran tamaño plasmado en la Rotonda del Capitolio de los Estados Unidos, en Washington D. C., por el artista italiano Constantino Brumidi en 1865. El fresco está suspendido a 55 metros de altura en la rotonda y cubre un área de 433.3 m².
Title: Apotheosis of George Washington. Artist: Attributed to Etienne Pallière (French, Bordeaux 1761–1820) Subject: George Washington (American, 1732–1799) Date: ca. 1799. Medium: Black chalk. Dimensions: 17 15/16 x 21 3/4 in. (45.5 x 55.2 cm) Classification: Drawings. Credit Line: Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883. Accession Number: 83 ...
