. Roose's companion and guide to Washington and vicinity . to desire to know something of the artist to whomwe are indebted for this painting. Signor C. Brumidi is an Ital-ian, and was born in Kome about 1806. He came to America in1852, and is a naturalized citizen of the United States. He has been mainly engaged for years in ornamenting variousportions of the walls of the Capitol, and his name will ever beassociated with the history and beauty of our world-renownednational building. He also painted the frescoes which adorn the Cathedral ofSaint Peter and Saint Paul, in Philadelphia. Wall Prep
. Roose's companion and guide to Washington and vicinity . to desire to know something of the artist to whomwe are indebted for this painting. Signor C. Brumidi is an Ital-ian, and was born in Kome about 1806. He came to America in1852, and is a naturalized citizen of the United States. He has been mainly engaged for years in ornamenting variousportions of the walls of the Capitol, and his name will ever beassociated with the history and beauty of our world-renownednational building. He also painted the frescoes which adorn the Cathedral ofSaint Peter and Saint Paul, in Philadelphia. Wall Preparation, preparation of the plaster ground-work for the artist wasthe work of Mr. Joseph Beckert. The Whispering Gallery of the spherical shape of the canopy, inside of which the picturewe have just described is painted, causes an interesting acousticresult. Two persons, standing immediately opposite each other,can converse with the utmost ease in a low tone of voice—in-deed, if it is silent in the Rotunda beneath, a whisper can be.
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