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December 6, 1880
Gold Hill Daily News
Gold Hill, Storey County, Nevada
What is this article about?
Ongoing completion of the US Capitol rotunda frieze by Philip Costaggini, following Constantino Brumidi's designs depicting 15 key scenes from American history, from Columbus's landing to California gold mines. Brumidi died in 1880 while painting Penn's Treaty.
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CAPITOL DECORATIONS.
A correspondent writing from Washington gives the following condensed account of the concluding decorations in the dome of the National Capitol:
The painting begun by Brumidi in the dome of the Capitol is going forward under the skilled hand of Philip Costaggini. Visitors upon entering the rotunda are charmed by an array of life-sized pictures with an apparent warmth so perfect that they almost seem to beckon and smile in their places. The frieze of the rotunda, which Costaggini is completing, is 60 feet above the floor of the rotunda, 300 feet in circumference and 8 feet high. Brumidi's designs are being carried out. They are divided into fifteen groups to portray the following subjects: "The Landing of Columbus," "Cortes and Montezuma Entering the Temple of the Sun," "Pizarro with his Horse Progressing in the Conquest of Peru," "The Burial of De Soto in the Mississippi River," "The Rescue of Captain John Smith by Pocahontas," "The Disembarkation of the Pilgrim Fathers," "William Penn's Treaty with the Indians," "The Industrial Colonization of the New England States," "General Oglethorpe and Muscogee Chief," "Incident of the Colonization of Georgia," "Battle of Lexington," "Declaration of Independence," "The Surrender of Cornwallis," "The Battle of the Thames and the Death of Tecumseh," "The American Army Entering the City of Mexico," and "Labor in the Gold Mines of California."
Brumidi was engaged on the seventh of the series ("Penn's Treaty") at the time of his death, February 9, 1880.
A correspondent writing from Washington gives the following condensed account of the concluding decorations in the dome of the National Capitol:
The painting begun by Brumidi in the dome of the Capitol is going forward under the skilled hand of Philip Costaggini. Visitors upon entering the rotunda are charmed by an array of life-sized pictures with an apparent warmth so perfect that they almost seem to beckon and smile in their places. The frieze of the rotunda, which Costaggini is completing, is 60 feet above the floor of the rotunda, 300 feet in circumference and 8 feet high. Brumidi's designs are being carried out. They are divided into fifteen groups to portray the following subjects: "The Landing of Columbus," "Cortes and Montezuma Entering the Temple of the Sun," "Pizarro with his Horse Progressing in the Conquest of Peru," "The Burial of De Soto in the Mississippi River," "The Rescue of Captain John Smith by Pocahontas," "The Disembarkation of the Pilgrim Fathers," "William Penn's Treaty with the Indians," "The Industrial Colonization of the New England States," "General Oglethorpe and Muscogee Chief," "Incident of the Colonization of Georgia," "Battle of Lexington," "Declaration of Independence," "The Surrender of Cornwallis," "The Battle of the Thames and the Death of Tecumseh," "The American Army Entering the City of Mexico," and "Labor in the Gold Mines of California."
Brumidi was engaged on the seventh of the series ("Penn's Treaty") at the time of his death, February 9, 1880.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Exploration
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Capitol Frieze
Brumidi Designs
Costaggini Painting
American History Scenes
Rotunda Decorations
What entities or persons were involved?
Brumidi
Philip Costaggini
Where did it happen?
Washington, National Capitol Rotunda
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Key Persons
Brumidi
Philip Costaggini
Location
Washington, National Capitol Rotunda
Event Date
February 9, 1880
Story Details
Philip Costaggini completes Brumidi's frieze designs in the Capitol rotunda, portraying 15 historical scenes including Columbus's landing, Pocahontas rescuing John Smith, Penn's treaty, Declaration of Independence, and California gold mines. Brumidi died while working on Penn's Treaty.