Fig. 16A. (above le ) Constan no Brumidi, panel with
flowers on black background, c. 1844, theater of the Villa
Torlonia, Rome. PHOTOGRAPH BY AUTHOR
Fig. 16B. (above right) Constan no Brumidi, panel with
flowers on black background, c. 1844, Brumidi Corridor, U.S.
Capitol.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Figs. 16A-16B. Brumidi brought geometric designs, colors,
and mo fs such as flowers on a dark background from his
murals in the theater at the Villa Torlonia to the Capitol.
Fig. 17A. Panel
with trophy of
musical instru-
ments in the
theater of the
Villa Torlonia
designed by
Brumidi, c. 1844.
PHOTOGRAPH BY AUTHOR
Fig. 17B. The trophy of
musical instruments
in the west end of the
North Corridor may
have been painted by
James Leslie.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Fig. 18A. (above) Constan no Brumidi, Pope Pius IX, 1847,
Va can Museums. COURTESY OF DR. PELLIGRINO NAZZARO
Fig. 18B. (below) Constan no Brumidi, Benjamin Franklin,
1860, S-216, President's Room, U.S. Capitol.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Figs. 18A-18B. Brumidi put his ability to produce richly
painted and life-like portraits to good use in many of his
Capitol murals and American oil portraits.
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