Much of his artistic vision was based on the wall paintings of ancient Rome and Pompeii. and on studies of the Renaissance and the Baroque. He focused on work for the Catholic Church. including several Popes. Italian princes. and other wealthy patrons. Forced to immigrate to the United States in 1852 from an Italy wracked by political turmoil. he became an American citizen in 1867 and established himself as a creator of historic frescoes and murals. Beginning in 1855 and lasting until his death in 1880. Brumidi is known today primarily for the murals he painted in a changing U.S.
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