https://www.mallhistory.org/files/original/93a050156abb3393c5760260511a0397.jpg fa98689ff5df90fc3a2575b5deed026b Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 679 Height 800 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rembrandt Peale Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Portrait Gallery Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Athenaeum (website) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1829 People An individual, biographical data, birth and death, etc. Birth Date 09/06/1805 Birthplace Boston, Massachusetts Death Date 12/18/1852 Occupation Artist Biographical Text <p>Greenough was born into a wealthy family in Boston, Massachusetts. In addition to attending private schools, he studied art informally with local artists and artisans, focusing on woodcarving and sculpture. He attended Harvard, where he studied classics, philosophy, anatomy, Italian, and French. After graduation, he travelled to Rome, where he stayed for two years, creating and studying art at the French Academy there.</p> <p>In 1827, he returned to Boston. He spent a year there creating head and shoulders sculptural portraits of prominent locals, including President John Quincy Adams. He moved to Florence, Italy, in 1828, and would remain there for most of his life. He studied with Italian sculptors who based their works on Renaissance sculpture; while this style was popular in Europe it was less well received by the American public.</p> <p>In 1832, he was commissioned by the United States Congress to create a statue of Washington for the Capitol. Greenough modeled his Washington after a statue of Zeus, dressing the American general and president in a toga. Greenough's <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/17">statue of Washington</a> arrived in Washington in 1842 and was immediately subject to criticism. Other sculptures executed by Greenough for Congress, such as <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/18">the Rescue</a>, were also disliked by the public and members of Congress. Nonetheless, he was well received by other artists, and was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1843.</p> <p>Greenough married Louisa Gore, also from Boston, in 1837. They had one child, a son. In 1851, the family left Italy due to an increasingly volatile political situation, returning to Boston. Greenough died the following year after a lingering illness.</p> First Name for nav purposes Horatio Last Name for nav purposes Greenough Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Horatio Greenough Description An account of the resource <p class="p1">Horatio Greenough is best known in Washington, DC, for his controversial sculptures titled "<a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/17">George Washington</a>" and "<a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/18">The Rescue</a>," which stood for a time inside the US Capitol building. Both were commissioned from Greenough by Congress, making him one of the first American sculptors to receive a major commission from the federal government. He created both sculptures at his studio in Florence, Italy. </p> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Athenaeum, from the collection of the National Portrait Gallery. <a href="http://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/full.php?ID=20338">View original image</a>. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1830-1859 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Horatio Greenough design & monuments