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Fig. 8B. Constan no Brumidi, spring ceiling with the Four Seasons,
1856, H-144, U.S. Capitol. ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Fig. 8A. A ributed to Constan no Brumidi, Prudence and illusionis-
c carved relief, 1836, Palazzo Torlonia, Rome (destroyed).
COURTESY MARCO FABIO APOLLONI
Figs. 8A-8B. In Rome, Brumidi achieved mastery in pain ng allegorical figures floa ng on clouds surrounded by illusionis c carved stone
reliefs; he used this skill well in his first room for the Capitol.
Fig. 9B. Constan no Brumidi, floa ng maiden with banner,
c. 1857, S-127, U.S. Capitol. ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Fig. 9A. Constan no Brumidi, floa ng bacchante, c. 1844-45,
theater of the Villa Torlonia, Rome. PHOTOGRAPH BY AUTHOR
Figs. 9A-9B. Brumidi delighted in pain ng maenads or bacchantes (floa ng maidens represen ng followers of the god of wine) in his murals
in Rome and at the Capitol.
