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U.S. Capitol paintings. Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State painting in U.S. Capitol I
Summary
Picryl description: Public domain photo of portrait art painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Founding fathers wanted the United States to be a complete break from the past and English influences. Jefferson saw architecture as an artistic declaration that the United States was unique and not European. The inspirations for his architectural views were the classic civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome. The “Age of Reason” architects were drawn to the symmetry, clean lines and mathematical preciseness of Greek and Roman buildings. Jefferson probably had the largest architectural library in the United States.
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Date
1938 - 1950
Contributors
Horydczak, Theodor, approximately 1890-1971, photographer
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 38.90719, -77.03687
Source
Library of Congress
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Publication may be restricted. For information see "Horydczak Collection" (http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/res/100_hory.html)
