Landing of Columbus (Photo credit: Architect of the Capitol)
Christopher Columbus disembarks from the Santa Maria on a plank, greeted by Native Americans in 1492. This is the first of four scenes of Spanish conquest. Brumidi's central figure seems to have been inspired by a statue of Columbus by Luigi Persico, which was then at the east central steps of the U.S. Capitol.
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- Laura Ruberto (Berkeley City College)
- Joseph Sciorra (City University of New York)
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- Katherine Gerbner (History, University of Minnesota)
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