usagov: Image description: This painting, the Apotheosis of Washington, is in the center of the U.S. Capitol dome. It was painted in the true fresco technique by Constantino Brumidi in 1865. Image courtesy of the Architect of the Capitol

usagov:

Image description: This painting, the Apotheosis of Washington, is in the center of the U.S. Capitol dome. It was painted in the true fresco technique by Constantino Brumidi in 1865.

Image courtesy of the Architect of the Capitol

(via npr)

7 months ago  Notes (411)
  1. marigold441 reblogged this from interwar
  2. tired-today reblogged this from neogrotesque
  3. unfinishedtattoo reblogged this from neogrotesque
  4. neogrotesque reblogged this from heliophobe
  5. shakeoffyourflesh reblogged this from hipsterwavves
  6. hiperboles reblogged this from hipsterwavves
  7. dnoeringi reblogged this from hipsterwavves
  8. hipsterwavves reblogged this from lagodilot
  9. thattumblrkid reblogged this from lagodilot
  10. another0green0world reblogged this from lagodilot
  11. lagodilot reblogged this from sesame-oil
  12. sesame-oil reblogged this from gkojaxmeetsrebloggersuptown
  13. luciacafe reblogged this from gkojaxmeetsrebloggersuptown
  14. plastic-is reblogged this from gkojaxmeetsrebloggersuptown
  15. gkojaxmeetsrebloggersuptown reblogged this from daisystar
  16. porcelainrabbits reblogged this from madame-curie
  17. madame-curie reblogged this from cavetocanvas
  18. mechanicalchrist reblogged this from rhaegartargaryen
  19. annietheartfuldodger reblogged this from cavetocanvas
  20. yuknh reblogged this from yuco
  21. mjaomjaomjao reblogged this from cavetocanvas
  22. tmura reblogged this from plasticdreams
  23. mbaldi reblogged this from npr
  24. andhereandgone reblogged this from cavetocanvas
  25. aloneleinone reblogged this from cavetocanvas
  26. i-draw-my-own-lines reblogged this from cavetocanvas
  27. daisystar reblogged this from sft
  28. the-life-of-a-romantic reblogged this from cavetocanvas
  29. shadowbinders reblogged this from bathcrone
  30. indivisiblematter reblogged this from myastones