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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.
Learn about the life and work of Constantino Brumidi, the Italian artist who painted the Apotheosis of Washington, the Frieze of American History and other murals in the Capitol. Explore his artistic vision, his classical influences and his challenges in Rome and America.
Learn about the life and work of Constantino Brumidi, a Roman-born American painter of frescoes and murals. He decorated the Vatican, the Capitol, and other buildings in the US and Italy.
- July 26, 1805
- February 19, 1880
Learn about the fresco painted by Brumidi in 1865 to glorify George Washington as a national icon in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. See the figures, symbols, and details of the 4,664 square feet mural and its restoration.
The Apotheosis of Washington is the fresco painted by Greek-Italian artist Constantino Brumidi in 1865 and visible through the oculus of the dome in the rotunda of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. The fresco is suspended 180 feet (55 m) above the rotunda floor and covers an area of 4,664 square feet (433.3 m 2).
Constantino Brumidi (July 26, 1805 – February 19, 1880) was an Greek/Italian-American historical painter, best known and honored for his fresco work in the Capitol Building in Washington, DC. Parentage and early life. Brumidi was born in Rome, his father a Greek and his mother an Italian.
The Basics. Year. 1877. Dimensions. 8'4" high x 300' circumference. The Frieze of American History in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol contains a painted panorama depicting significant events in American history. The frieze's 19 scenes is the work of three artists: Constantino Brumidi, Filippo Costaggini and Allyn Cox.
