Constantino Brumidi

Constantino Brumidi
Brumidi in 1861
Born(1805-07-26)26 July 1805
Rome, Papal States (now Italy)
Died19 February 1880(1880-02-19) (aged 74)
Washington, D.C., United States
EducationVatican
Known forFresco painting
Notable workApotheosis of Washington, Frieze of American History
MovementNeoclassical
AwardsCongressional Gold Medal (posthumously)

Constantino Brumidi (26 July 1805 – 19 February 1880) was an Italian-American painter, born in Italy to an Italian Mother & Greek Father, he was later naturalized an American citizen, best known and honored for his fresco work, Apotheosis of Washington, in the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

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