Is this something that should give cause to reevaluate my thoughts on the USofA or is it just harmless stuff?
http://www.aoc.gov/cc/art/rotunda/apotheosis/index.cfm
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Is this old news? What's a citizen to think?
thanks for your thoughts,
Larry
http://www.aoc.gov/cc/art/rotunda/apotheosis/index.cfm
Some quotes from this page:
In the central group (37k) of the fresco, Brumidi depicted George Washington rising to the heavens in glory, flanked by female figures representing Liberty and Victory/Fame. A rainbow arches at his feet, and thirteen maidens symbolizing the original states flank the three central figures. (The word "apotheosis" in the title means literally the raising of a person to the rank of a god, or the glorification of a person as an ideal; George Washington was honored as a national icon in the nineteenth century.)
Six groups of figures line the perimeter of the canopy; the following list begins below the central group and proceeds clockwise:
War (38k), with Armed Freedom and the eagle defeating Tyranny and Kingly Power
Science (37k), with Minerva teaching Benjamin Franklin, Robert Fulton, and Samuel F.B. Morse
Marine (37k), with Neptune holding his trident and Venus holding the transatlantic cable, which was being laid at the time the fresco was painted
Commerce (38k), with Mercury handing a bag of money to Robert Morris, financier of the American Revolution
Mechanics (37k), with Vulcan at the anvil and forge, producing a cannon and a steam engine;
Agriculture (39k), with Ceres seated on the McCormick Reaper, accompanied by America in a red liberty cap and Flora picking flowers.
Is this old news? What's a citizen to think?
thanks for your thoughts,
Larry