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Figs. 19A-19B. Brumidi's sculpturally posed allegorical female figures in the Capitol are direct descendants of religious figures he
painted in Rome.
Fig. 19B. Constantino Brumidi, Legislation, 1860, S-216,
President's Room, U.S. Capitol. ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Fig. 19A. Constan no Brumidi, Madonna of the Immaculate
Concep on, 1850, Church of the Madonna dell'Arche o, Rome.
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Figs. 20A-20B. Brumidi varied the way he portrayed allegorical figures but they were always fully three-dimensional and well-
composed within the architectural space.
Fig. 20B. Constan no Brumidi, Strength in penden ve of dome,
1858, S-213, Senate Recep on Room, U.S. Capitol.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Fig. 20A. Constan no Brumidi, Strength in penden ve of dome,
1850, Church of the Madonna dell'Arche o, Rome.
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