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Two gold roundels: a seated armored man with red cloak and scepter labeled GOVERNMENT, and a seated woman in green robes with a laurel wreath labeled LIBERTY.

Study for mosaic in the Wisconsin State Capital "Government and Liberty"

Two roundels side by side on a warm tan ground. At left, a seated male figure in a red mantle and gilded armor holds a scepter, with the word GOVERNMENT split around him. At right, a seated female figure in green drapery and a laurel wreath holds a tablet, with LIBERTY lettered beside her against gold.

Artist
Kenyon Cox
Date
ca. 1912
Medium
oil on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2054 × 1055 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1917).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Estudio para mosaico: Gobierno y Libertad, Kenyon Cox

Dos medallones uno junto al otro sobre un fondo beige cálido. A la izquierda, una figura masculina sentada, con manto rojo y armadura dorada, sostiene un cetro; la palabra GOBIERNO se reparte a su alrededor. A la derecha, una figura femenina sentada, con drapeado verde y corona de laurel, sostiene una tablilla junto a la palabra LIBERTAD sobre fondo dorado.

Português: Estudo para mosaico: Governo e Liberdade, Kenyon Cox

Dois medalhões lado a lado sobre um fundo bege quente. À esquerda, uma figura masculina sentada, com manto vermelho e armadura dourada, segura um cetro; a palavra GOVERNO se distribui ao redor dela. À direita, uma figura feminina sentada, com drapeado verde e coroa de louros, segura uma tábua ao lado da palavra LIBERDADE sobre fundo dourado.

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