TC357: Images of Rome

Rome in American Art and Architecture in the 19th Century

1. Statue of George Washington as a Roman. Comissioned to celebrate the centenary of Washington's birth, and sculpted by Horatio Greenough in 1840, this sculpture attracted criticism and derision for depicting the president half naked. Smithsonian Museum, Washington, D.C.

2. Union Station; Washington D.C. Designed by Daniel Burnham, opened in 1907. An example of Beaux-Arts architecture. Exterior.

3. Union Station, Washington D.C. Interior.

4. Iron building. New York City; late 19th century.

5. Monument to Dead of Civil War. Inscription reads: "dulce et decorum est pro patria mori." Millersville, PA.

6. Tomb of Abraham Lincoln; gift from people of Rome: piece of Servian Wall. Springfield, Illinois. Inscription reads: "Abrahamo Lincolnio region(is) foederat(ae) americ(ae) praesidi, hunc ex Servi Tulli aggere lapidem, qvo utriusqve libertatis adsertoris fortiss(imi) memoria coniuncator , Cives Romani D(ederunt). A(nno) MDCCCLXV"; "To Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America, the Citizens of Rome have given this stone from the wall of Servius Tullius, so that the memory of each of the two very brave defenders of liberty might be joined together, in the year 1865."

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