Metadata
Title
Study for The Apotheosis of Washington
Creator
Brumidi, Constantino
Date
1863 (circa)
Description
With experience restoring Renaissance works at the Vatican in Rome, Brumidi came to the U. S. Capitol project in 1855 where he executed the very first frescoes in America for a House Committee meeting room. The Apotheosis of Washington was completed in January 1866.
Extent
25" diameter
Medium
Oil on canvas
Provenance
Athenaeum Purchase.
Collection
Thomas Ustick Walter Collection, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Identifier
1986.M04.01
Rights
http://www.philaathenaeum.org/rights.html