Constantine Brumidi
Constantine Brumidi
Brumidi was an Italian who was born in 1805. His artistic talents brought him to the attention of Pope Pius IX and they became close personal friends. When the revolutionaries in Italy were trying to overthrow the authority of the Papal State, Brumidi, because of his intimate connection with the Pope, had to flee the country. He arrived in the United States in 1852, and immediately indicated his desire to become a citizen. In 1868 he began the murals in St Stephen’s Church. The best known of these , the crucifixion over the high Altar is reproduced in natural color for the first time in the Centennial Journel(1948). All of the murals, two large canvasses over the side altars, and the stations of the cross are the work of Brumidi. He later distinguished himself by his work in the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., where he died in 1880.
Brumidi was an Italian who was born in 1805. His artistic talents brought him to the attention of Pope Pius IX and they became close personal friends. When the revolutionaries in Italy were trying to overthrow the authority of the Papal State, Brumidi, because of his intimate connection with the Pope, had to flee the country. He arrived in the United States in 1852, and immediately indicated his desire to become a citizen. In 1868 he began the murals in St Stephen’s Church. The best known of these , the crucifixion over the high Altar is reproduced in natural color for the first time in the Centennial Journel(1948). All of the murals, two large canvasses over the side altars, and the stations of the cross are the work of Brumidi. He later distinguished himself by his work in the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., where he died in 1880.
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