Battle of Lexington, by Filippo Costaggini, 1881

Constantino Brumidi designed this scene in the rotunda frieze but died before it was painted. Brumidi’s work was completed by Filippo Costaggini in 1889. A final section was designed and painted by Allyn Cox in 1952–1953.

Photograph © 1993 Fred J. Maroon