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[Apotheosis of Washington] – Historic Reproduction

[Apotheosis of Washington], c1904. — historic photograph
[Apotheosis of Washington], c1904.. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic photograph captures [Apotheosis of Washington] in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Thirteen maidens, each standing for one of the original states, circle George Washington at the center of this detail from the Capitol Rotunda ceiling. Italian-born painter Constantino Brumidi completed the fresco in 1865, part of a long campaign to decorate the building's interior. The Detroit Publishing Company's glass negative, made around 1904, records the work nearly forty years after it was painted, when the Rotunda had become a major stop for visitors to the capital. The image shows how Brumidi combined classical allegory with a national founding story.

Created / publishedc1904.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreAllegories.Dry plate negatives.
NotesTitle devised by cataloger. Title on jacket: E pluribus unum. Photograph of a detail of a fresco by Constantino Brumidi showing George Washington surrounded by thirteen maidens representing the original states; located in the G 1666" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. M 9846. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsWashington, George,--1732-1799. Rotundas. Capitols. Ceilings. Murals.United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 784 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-75743

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