Collection Tudor Place
Two grand houses were under construction in the young Federal City in 1816: one the President’s House, reconstructed after it wa...
Constructing the Capitol: Columns
- Artist
- Giuseppe Franzoni
- Date of Work
- c. 1809
- Medium
- Sculpture
- Type
- Architectural Sculpture
Constructing the Capitol: Columns
Benjamin Latrobe's Corn Cob capital and bundled corn stalk columns carved by sculptor Giuseppe Franzoni, installed in the east vestibule of the north wing in 1809 survived the 1814 fire.
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