-- So dreamed Italian artist Constantino Brumidi who in 1854 embarked on a 25 year career of painting and decorating incredible frescoes on the ceiling of the Capitol Rotunda and on the walls and corridors today's Senators and Congressmen pass by on a daily basis.
"The Apotheosis of Washington" fresco on the ceiling of the Capitol Rotunda is considered Brumidi's masterpiece.
Shown is a segment of the "Frieze of American History" by Brumidi, part of a panorama along the base of the Capitol Rotunda depicting important events in American History (this one showing the landing of the pilgrims).
A conservator restores Brumidi's artwork on a corridor of the Capitol building.
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