The Congress of the U.S. and the Joint Committee on Printing have presented this publication as a tribute to Christopher Columbus and the Quincentenary of his discovery of America. Over the years, our Nation's Capitol has collected and displayed artwork depicting Christopher Columbus by such acclaimed artists as Constantino Brumidi, John Vanderlyn, John Trumbull, Randolph Rogers, Augustus G. Heaton, Paul Wayland Bartlett, Enrico Causici, Antonio Capellano, Luigia Persico, Lorado Taft, and Daniel Burnham. The U.S. Capitol is the emblem of our free Nation and this is the first time that these historic works of art have been presented in a special edition book. Beautiful color and black and white photographs.