Constantino Brumidi, Michelangelo of the United States Capitol
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_Large Fresco, “Cession of Louisiana”_
Robert Livingston
James Monroe
Barbe-Marbois (for France)
_Architect’s Reports, November 1, 1874, and November 1, 1875_
WEST CORRIDOR
_13 Oval Landscapes in Oil_ (_Walls and Ceiling_)
_12 Signs of the Zodiac_ (_ceiling_)
_Profiles in oil_ (_Medallions in wall Panels_)
John Hancock
Francis Hopkins
Robert Livingston
Roger Sherman
John Jay
Robert Morris
Charles Thompson
Charles Carroll
_Large Fresco, Bellona, Roman Goddess of War_
_Vaulted Ceilings, Walls and Pilasters_ (_Style of 15th Century_)
_Architect’s Report, November 1, 1875_
MAIN CORRIDOR
_14 Oval Landscapes in Oil_ (_Walls and Ceiling_)
_Large Portraits in Oil_ (_Walls_)
Justice Story
Chancellor Kent
_Profiles in Oil_
Andrew Jackson
Henry Clay
_Imitation Sculpture_
Chancellor Livingston
_Brumidi Voucher, August 21, 1878_
THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE ROOM
_Large Medallions_ (_Profiles of Committee Chairmen_)
North wall--Henry Clay, Chairman, 1834 to 1836
South wall--William S. Allen, Chairman, 1845 to 1846
East wall--Simon E. Cameron, Chairman, 1871 to 1877
West wall--Charles W. Sumner, Chairman, 1861 to 1871
_Brumidi Voucher, June 21, 1874_
CAPITOL ROTUNDA
_Frieze Frescoes in Imitation Sculpture_
(Seven finished by Brumidi)
Landing of Columbus 1492
Entry of Cortez into Mexico 1521
Pizarro’s Conquest of Peru 1533
Midnight Burial of DeSoto 1541
Pocahontas Saving John Smith 1606
Landing of the Pilgrims 1620
Penn’s Treaty with the Indians 1682
_Frieze Frescoes in Imitation Sculpture_
(Original Designs made by Brumidi)
Scene in Plymouth Colony 1620
Peace Treaty, Oglethorpe and the Indians 1732
Battle of Lexington 1775
Reading of The Declaration of Independence 1776
Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown 1781
Death of Tecumseh 1813
General Scott’s Entry into Mexico 1847
Discovery of Gold in California 1848
_Architect’s Reports, October 1, 1877; October 1, 1880; October 1,
1884_
1855
July 3, 1855--Fresco work, extension of U. S. Capitol, April 1 to
June 30, 1855; 78 days @ $8 per day--$624.00
Aug. 2, 1855--Fresco work, extension U. S. Capitol, July 1 to July
31, 1855; 26 days @ $8 per day--$208.00
Nov. 30, 1855--Fresco work, extension U. S. Capitol, Aug. 1 to Nov.
30, 1855; 105 days @ $8 per day--$840.00
1856
Mar. 4, 1856--Fresco work, Agricultural Committee Room, Dec. 1,
1855, to Feb. 11, 1856; 62 days @ $8 per day--$496.00
Color and Brushes, Agricultural Com. Room; 8 paintings @
$13.50--$108.00
Fresco work, extension U. S. Capitol, Feb. 12 to Feb. 29, 1856; 16
days @ $8 per day--$128.00
June 26, 1856--Designs and cartoons, Capitol Extension, Ceiling
Fresco work, March 1 to 31 May, 1856; 79 days @ $8--$632.00
1857
Jan. 9, 1857--Fresco work, extension U. S. Capitol, June 12 to Dec.
31, 1856; 183 days @ $8 per day--$1,464.00