Great Hall. Detail of cherubs representing Asia and Europe on the Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, Abstract: Photo shows two cherubs with a globe between them .* Asia is represented by a Mongolian figure, dressed in flowing silk robes, the folds of which are delicately rendered in marble. In the background is a dragon-shaped porcelain jar. * Europe, clad in a toga and carrying a lyre and a book, sits beside an Ionic column--the three objects symbolizing Music, Literature, and Architecture. (Source: Great Hall exhibit,
Great Hall. Detail of cherubs representing Asia and Europe on the Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, Abstract: Photo shows two cherubs with a globe between them .* Asia is represented by a Mongolian figure, dressed in flowing silk robes, the folds of which are delicately rendered in marble. In the background is a dragon-shaped porcelain jar. * Europe, clad in a toga and carrying a lyre and a book, sits beside an Ionic column--the three objects symbolizing Music, Literature, and Architecture. (Source: Great Hall exhibit, 2008)
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