The national Republican., 1861-11-23
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II is known that the artist Rogers was oom.
missioned some years ago by our Government
to model and have cast in bronze, folding doors
for the Capitol. The doors havs just been cast
them gtvss the following description of the de-
signs which ornament them:
1.-THE bronze doors intended for the Capitol
ut " Washington, designed and modelled Vt Rome
by the American artist, Ecgsrs, have late
they we're cAst. The workmanship, " is always
the case with whatever eInsnates from the
Munich foundry, u admirable. There Is n
sharpness in the lines and 2 nntsh IN the minut'
table. OF the doors themselves It Is not easy
to convey an adequate idea b. mere descrip.
tion; for an enumeration Of all that ia repre-.
sented might induce the belief that there was y
crowding q objects, and that he allotted space
WIS ovsrnllsd; and this is mt the oase. Each
door--ths whole forms u folding door-is dlytd.
cd into four compartments or panels. Thus.
with . semi.ciroular space above, which has
the breadth Of both the doors together, there
ant moment Of Columbuss life is represented.
80 The figures stand out In full relief, and some
Of the groups are eminenty successful. The
crowning event Of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 90.
oupies the commanding spot overthe top Of the
doors. Here Columbus, standing on mound,
forms the central figure. He has just landed
from boat, and with the standard of iragOn
and CASTLE planted on the new soil, and with
sword upraised In his right hand, he takes pos
session Of the land In the name OF his ssovere'gus
Some boatmen are still In the skiff, others are
kneeling on the shore, while group Of Indians,
~pesping from behind tree on the opposite side,
look on in wondering establishment. In one
compartment Is represented the triumphal en-.
from America, amid crowds Of gazers at him,
the hero Of the triumph, and at the Indians.
>who precede the procession with paroquets on
their upraised arms. .' -...
"The next panel is occupied with saddAr
story Here Columbus, In chains, surrounded
by \ sOrrowing population, is about to embark
tor Europe. Then, the last scene Of all ar
complishng his strange, eventful history va
see him on his death.bed, attended only by a
nun and some priests, who administer to him
the consultations of religion. His son stands be.
side him. In the thickness Of the door itself
inches are formed ut certain intervals, and in
these are small whole.length figures Of the
great contemporaries of Columbus kings,
statesmen, ecclesiastics, and warriors. In the
centre, close TO each other, are two such lines
Of inches, while, on both sides, single row =
figures, one above the other, flls up the inter.
mediate space between the outer edge of the
panels and the door post. The large bosses,
30 often seen on doors, are here the heads "f
those historians who have written on the dis.
oovery Of America.
1.-The ornaments below each niche are heads
of animals indigenous to the country, with
fruits and flowers entwined, also characteristic ic
of the New World. Every ornament is apprO.
pirate, and though they are manifold, there 10
no confusion. As there will be no chance OF
the work being forwarded to the place Of its
destination for some time to come, II might be
possible to induce the authorities to allow 1t to
be sent to England meanwhile, where 1t could
not fail to he looked ut with the greatest inter.
est. The Exhibition of next year might pre-.
sent the desired opportunity for taking such a
step. The artist would be glad that go good an
occasion offered for making his work known
and the Americ ans would surely not be unwill
ing to show 10 world how munihcenty they
had come forward to erect grand national
monument