Study for the Library of Congress Mural, "The Progress of Civilization: Middle Ages, Italy, Germany"

Artist Edwin Howland Blashfield (American ; 1848-1936)

Date1895

Mediumoil on canvas

DimensionsOverall: 44 5/8 x 93 7/8 in. (113.3 x 238.4 cm)

Classification(s)

PAINTING

Credit LineGift of Grace Hall Blashfield

Terms

allegorical figures
Library of Congress
mural

Object number37.1.1

Inscribedl.r. in pencil: Edwin H. Blashfield

On View

Not on view

ProvenanceThe artist; to Grace Hall Blashfield (Mrs. Edwin Howland Blashfield), 1936; to present collection, 1937

Exhibitions

An American Identity: 19th Century American Art from the Permanent Collection

The Field Room in Context, 1994-95 reinstall

Celebrating 75 Years: American Dreams

The Field Room in Context: American Art 1860-1900, 1988 install

And Gladly Teach

Three Centuries of American Art, 1730-1950

Highlights and Recent Acquisitions from the American and European Collections

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