Figs. 14A-14B. Brumidi's skill and knowledge made real
Captain Meigs's vision of having the Senate corridors
decorated like Raphael's Loggia in the Va can.
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Fig. 14B. North Corridor, Brumidi Corridors, U.S. Capitol.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Fig. 14A. Raphael's Loggia, 1508-11, Va can Palace,
Va can State. PHOTOGRAPH BY GASPARD MILTIADE
Figs. 15A-15B. Some of Brumidi's most deligh ul panels,
with squirrels and rodents scampering on the leafy
scrolling vines, were directly inspired by a sec on of
Raphael's Loggia in the Va can.
Fig. 15B. Constantino Brumidi (with James Leslie), detail
of panel with squirrels, 1857-59, Brumidi Corridor, U.S.
Capitol. ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Fig. 15A. Detail of panel with squirrels, 1508-11,
Raphael's Loggia, Va can Palace, Va can State.
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