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| Keywords: Costaggini painting--Reading of the Declaration of Independence.jpg Declaration of Independence - This idealized depiction shows the principal authors of the Declaration of Independence John Adams Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin reading the document to colonists The frieze in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol contains a painted panorama depicting significant events in American history Thomas U Walter's 1859 cross-section drawing of the new dome constructed 1855-1863 shows a recessed belt atop the Rotunda walls with relief sculpture Eventually it was painted in true fresco a difficult and exacting technique in which the pigments are applied directly onto wet plaster As the plaster cures the colors become part of the wall Consequently each section of plaster must be painted the day it is laid The frieze is painted in grisaille a monochrome of whites and browns that resembles sculpture It measures 8 feet 4 inches in height and approximately 300 feet in circumference It starts 58 feet above the floor The frieze is the work of three artists Constantino Brumidi Filippo Costaggini and Allyn Cox It was designed by Brumidi an Italian artist who studied in Rome before emigrating to America Brumidi created a sketch for the Rotunda frieze in 1859 but was not authorized to begin work until 1877 Architect of the Capitol information webpage http //www aoc gov/capitol-hill/frieze-american-history/declaration-independence 1877 Filippo Costaggini Artist Public domain work of the United States federal government PD-USGov United States Declaration of Independence | ||||
