Constantino Brumidi
Constantino Brumidi | |
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Born | |
Died | February 19, 1880 | (aged 74)
Nationality | |
Education | Vatican |
Known for | Frieze of American History |
Movement | Neoclassical |
Awards | Congressional Gold Medal (posthumously) |
Constantino Brumidi (July 26, 1805 – February 19, 1880) was an Italian painter and a naturalised American citizen, best known and honored for his fresco work, Apotheosis of Washington, in the Capitol Building in Washington, DC.
Parentage and early life
Brumidi was born in Rome, his father a
Immigration and following work
The
In 1854 Brumidi went to
Brumidi first visited the United States Capitol in the 1850s, after being introduced to Quartermaster General Montgomery C. Meigs, who was overseeing the completion of the Capitol dome and rotunda.[2]
Brumidi also executed frescoes at
His first art work in the
Brumidi's Liberty and Union paintings are mounted near the ceiling of the White House entrance hall.
In the
A Brumidi fresco appears behind the altar in
Another Brumidi altarpiece was recently restored behind the marble high altar of the Shrine and Parish Church of the Holy Innocents in New York, New York. The fresco commissioned by the first pastor of Holy Innocents, John Larkin, portrays the Crucifixion of Jesus.
In memoriam
Brumidi died in Washington, D.C., and was interred at Glenwood Cemetery. When he was buried, his grave was unmarked. The location of Brumidi's grave was lost for 72 years. It was rediscovered, and on February 19, 1952, a marker was finally placed above it.[7]
Forgotten for many years, Brumidi's role was rescued from obscurity by Myrtle Cheney Murdock.[8]
On June 10, 2008, Congress passed, and on September 1, 2008, President George W. Bush signed, Public Law 110–59 (122 Stat. 2430), which posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to Constantino Brumidi, to be displayed in the Capitol Visitor Center, as part of an exhibit honoring him.[9]
Gallery
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The dome of Madonna dell'Archetto
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General Henry Knox, first United States Secretary of War
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Brumidi's 1865Apotheosis of Washington adorns the underside of the dome in the rotunda of the United States Capitol
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Brumidi's Liberty was mounted in the ceiling of the White House entrance hall
See also
- Allyn Cox, a later United States Capitol muralist
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-87413-528-2.
- ^ a b c Barbara A. Wolanin, "Brumidi, Constantino" in The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art (ed. Joan M. Marter), pp. 353-54.
- ISBN 978-0-674-03572-0.
- ISBN 978-1-4930-4009-4.
- ISBN 0-87833-185-9.
- ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". National Register of Historic Places: Properties in Frederick County. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-12-14.
- ^ Clark, Elizabeth G. "Report of the Chronicler for 1952." Records of the Columbia Historical Society. 51/52 (1951/52), pp. 181–209, 186.
- ^ Brumidi study of Capitol dome painting to go to Smithsonian. The Washington Post.
- Pub. L.110–259 (text) (PDF)
- Wolanin, Barbara A. (1998). Constantino Brumidi: artist of the Capitol. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office.
- Broumidis. "EI" Magazine of European Art Center (EUARCE) 6th issue 1994, p. 13 & 39-41
https://shrineofholyinnocents.org/restoration
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Constantino Brumidi". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
External links
- Constantino Brumidi: Il Michelangelo Del Capitol (Italian) - Dossena, Tiziano Thomas, L'Idea Magazine N.24, Vol.II, 2005, New York
- Biography of Constantino Brumidi' (English) - Order of AHEPA History, 2020.