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| Keywords: Liberty by Constantino Brumidi, 1869.png Artwork one of a pair of ceiling-mounted paintings representing the concepts of liberty and union 1869 oil on canvas cm 159 9 129 2 White House Washington DC object history credit line The White House Historical Association White House Collection From Kloss William et al Art in the White House A Nation's Pride Washington D C The White House Historical Association 2008 <br> Mounted in the ceiling of the White House Entrance Hall Liberty and Union were painted in a modified illusionistic style found especially in Venetian ceiling paintings of the 16th century The personification of Liberty crowned with golden stars symbolizing the original states is sturdily poised and dynamically draped as she defends the flag with her body and her weapons Her attitude and expression are at once vigilant and serene Her weapons whose triangular placement stabilizes the composition are held in abeyance the sword's point behind her shoulder and the spear entwined with red ribbon and the laurel wreath of victory White House Historical Association PD-old-100 http //www whitehouseresearch org/assetbank-whha/action/viewAsset id 82 <gallery> File Union by Constantino Brumidi 1869 png Union </gallery> Constantino Brumidi 1869 paintings Paintings in the White House Ceilings in Washington D C Allegories of liberty | ||||
