File: Apotheosis of George Washington.jpg
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Constantino Brumidi: The Apotheosis of Washington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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artist QS:P170,Q983643 |
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Object type | fresco | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1865 date QS:P571,+1865-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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fresco medium QS:P186,Q25631150 |
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Credit line | Pictures taken by user:Raul654 around Washington DC on May 7, 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notes | by Constantino Brumidi in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References | Artstor artwork ID: 18676514 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | Own work |
Camera location | 38° 53′ 24.04″ N, 77° 00′ 32.44″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 38.890010; -77.009010 |
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Annotations InfoField | This image is annotated: View the annotations at Commons |
Victoria, the Roman Goddess of victory
Goddess of Liberty
Roman fasces
Phrygian cap, symbolizing emancipation
E Pluribus unum "Out of many, one."
Columbia, in the personification of war, trampling figures (not seen) that represent Tyranny and Kingly Power
Personification of Science. Minerva, Roman Goddess of crafts and wisdom is portrayed pointing to an electrical generator creating power stored in batteries next to a printing press, representing American inventions. American scientists Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Morse, and Robert Fulton watch.
Personification of Marine. Shows Neptune, Roman sea-god riding in a shell chariot drawn by sea horses. Venus, goddess of love born from the sea, is shown helping to lay the transatlantic telegraph cable. In the background is an ironclad warship.
Representing Commerce. Mercury, Roman god of commerce is depicted giving a bag of gold to American Revolution financier Robert Morris.
Representing Mechanics. Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and the forge is standing at an anvil with his foot on a cannon. The man at the forge is thought to represent Charles Thomas, supervisor of ironwork during the construction of the Capitol dome.
Representing Agriculture. Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture i shown with a wreath of wheat while sitting on a McCormick mechanical reaper.
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current | 09:06, 29 December 2007 | 2,016 × 1,512 (1.55 MB) | wikimediacommons>MickStephenson | Pictures taken by Raul654 around Washington DC on May 7, 2005.<br>Edited (contrast and colour adjustments) by ~~~~ ''Apotheosis of Washington'', 1865, by Constantino Brumidi in the [[w:rotunda|rotun |
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Camera manufacturer | Panasonic |
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Camera model | DMC-FZ3 |
Exposure time | 1/20 sec (0.05) |
F Number | f/2.8 |
ISO speed rating | 100 |
Date and time of data generation | 14:16, 7 May 2005 |
Lens focal length | 8.6 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS Macintosh |
File change date and time | 10:01, 29 December 2007 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
Exposure Program | Normal program |
Exif version | 2.2 |
Date and time of digitizing | 14:16, 7 May 2005 |
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APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 3 APEX (f/2.83) |
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Light source | Unknown |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
File source | Digital still camera |
Scene type | A directly photographed image |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Digital zoom ratio | 0 |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 65 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Scene control | None |
Contrast | Normal |
Saturation | Normal |
Sharpness | Normal |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Image width | 2,016 px |
Image height | 1,512 px |
Date metadata was last modified | 11:01, 29 December 2007 |