America - Genius of America - Justice Holding Scale And Scrolls

by Tom Lydon

Title

America - Genius of America - Justice Holding Scale And Scrolls

Artist

Tom Lydon

Medium

Painting - Mixed Media On Cold Press Illustration Board

Description

Washington, D.C., is a city where the highest aspirations of man are paid loving tribute in etched sandstone and marble. The impressive Capitol Building is a national treasury of spectacular architecture with exquisitely detailed pediments, arches, doors and porticos serving as monuments to the ideals which made this country great. During the early-to-mid 1800s, sculptor Luigi Persico executed a sandstone masterpiece which graced the east central pediment of the Senate wing. Persico sculpted three figures in a tympanum which he entitled "Genius of America." The central figure of America, eagle at her side, grasps a shield inscribed "USA" in her right hand and points to the figure of Justice with her left. Proudly poised with head held high, Justice holds her scales aloft and trails with her left hand a scroll inscribed "Constitution, 17 September 1787." The figure of Hope completes the sculpture. During the 1960 East Front extension project, conservators removed the weather-ravaged sandstone tympanum and replaced it with marble reproductions carved from plaster models cast from the restored Persico originals. This artwork portrays Justice with her scales and scroll, reminding us that in the United States the Constitution provides justice for all its adherents.

Please note the "Fine Art America" watermark will not appear on the painting or any print reproduction.

Artwork Copyright © 1991 Wind River Studios Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved under United States and international copyright laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, transmit, or otherwise exploit the Artwork in any way. Any sale of the physical original does not include or convey the Copyright or any right comprised in the Copyright. WRSH Stock Number XB13050

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