Constantino Brumidi. at the age of 72. and in poor health. began work on the Rotunda frieze. which chronicles the history of America. On February 19. 1880. Constantino Brumidi died at the age of 74. four and a half months after slipping and nearly falling from a scaffold while working on the Rotunda frieze. Constantino Brumidi. proud of his artistic accomplishments and devoted to his adopted country. said: "My one ambition and my daily prayer is that I may live long enough to make beautiful the Capitol of the one country on earth in which there is liberty." Madam Speaker. Constantino Brumidis life and work exemplifies the lives of millions of immigrants who came to pursue the American dream.
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