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Apotheosis of Democracy

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Apotheosis of Democracy is a public artwork by American sculptor Paul Wayland Bartlett, located on the United States Capitol House of Representatives portico's east front in Washington, D.C., United States. [1]

32 relations: Agriculture, Architect of the Capitol, Atlantic Ocean, Bull, Creole marble, Erastus Dow Palmer, Fisherman, Genius (mythology), Grape, Immortality, Industry, Ironworker, List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 6, Maquette, Olive, Pacific Ocean, Paris, Paul Wayland Bartlett, Peace, Pediment, Piccirilli Brothers, Printmaking, Putto, Rayburn House Office Building, Reaper, Save Outdoor Sculpture!, Sheep, Smithsonian Institution, United States, United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., Westmoreland Museum of American Art.

Agriculture

Agriculture is the cultivation of land and breeding of animals and plants to provide food, fiber, medicinal plants and other products to sustain and enhance life.

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Architect of the Capitol

The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, and also the head of that agency.

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Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's oceans with a total area of about.

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Bull

A bull is an intact (i.e., not castrated) adult male of the species Bos taurus (cattle).

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Creole marble

Creole marble, also called Georgia creole or Georgia marble is a marble from quarries in Pickens County, Georgia.

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Erastus Dow Palmer

Erastus Dow Palmer (April 2, 1817 – March 9, 1904) was an American sculptor.

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Fisherman

A fisherman or fisher is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish.

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Genius (mythology)

In Roman religion, the genius (plural geniī) is the individual instance of a general divine nature that is present in every individual person, place, or thing.

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Grape

A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus Vitis.

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Immortality

Immortality is eternal life, being exempt from death, unending existence.

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Industry

Industry is the production of goods or related services within an economy.

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Ironworker

An ironworker is the American term for a tradesman who works in the ironworking industry.

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List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 6

This is a list of public art in Ward 6 of Washington, D.C..

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Maquette

A maquette (French word for scale model, sometimes referred to by the Italian names plastico or modello) is a small scale model or rough draft of an unfinished sculpture.

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Olive

The olive, known by the botanical name Olea europaea, meaning "European olive", is a species of small tree in the family Oleaceae, found in the Mediterranean Basin from Portugal to the Levant, the Arabian Peninsula, and southern Asia as far east as China, as well as the Canary Islands and Réunion.

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Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's oceanic divisions.

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Paris

Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, with an area of and a population of 2,206,488.

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Paul Wayland Bartlett

Paul Wayland Bartlett (January 24, 1865 – September 20, 1925) was an American sculptor working in the Beaux-Arts tradition of heroic realism.

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Peace

Peace is the concept of harmony and the absence of hostility.

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Pediment

A pediment is an architectural element found particularly in classical, neoclassical and baroque architecture, and its derivatives, consisting of a gable, usually of a triangular shape, placed above the horizontal structure of the entablature, typically supported by columns.

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Piccirilli Brothers

The Piccirilli Brothers were a family of renowned marble carvers and sculptors who carved a large number of the most significant marble sculptures in the United States, including Daniel Chester French’s colossal Abraham Lincoln (1920) in the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.

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Printmaking

Printmaking is the process of making artworks by printing, normally on paper.

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Putto

A putto (plural putti) is a figure in a work of art depicted as a chubby male child, usually naked and sometimes winged.

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Rayburn House Office Building

The Rayburn House Office Building (RHOB) is a congressional office building for the U.S. House of Representatives in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., between South Capitol Street and First Street.

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Reaper

A reaper is a farm implement or person that reaps (cuts and often also gathers) crops at harvest when they are ripe.

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Save Outdoor Sculpture!

Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!) is a community-based effort to identify, document, and conserve outdoor sculpture in the United States.

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Sheep

Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are quadrupedal, ruminant mammal typically kept as livestock.

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Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution, established on August 10, 1846 "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge," is a group of museums and research centers administered by the Government of the United States.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States Capitol

The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol Building, is the home of the United States Congress, and the seat of the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.

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Westmoreland Museum of American Art

The Westmoreland Museum of American Art is an art museum in Greensburg devoted to American art, with a particular concentration on the art of southwestern Pennsylvania.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apotheosis_of_Democracy

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