File:A mosaic LAW by Frederick Dielman, 1847-1935.JPG

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Summary

Frederick Dielman (1847-1935) designed this mosaic representing Law for the United States Library of Congress, and it was subsequently manufactured in Venice, Italy.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://books.google.com/books?id=Qmk4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA893&lpg=PA893&dq=%22Frederick+Dielman%22+and+1894&source=bl&ots=MhNWDVZ4zR&sig=sNXsBMhb251Fh59IX8Jsnk1lh-s&hl=en&ei=aZn7Sdz6OZD4MOKnucAE&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2">[1]</a> A young woman on a marble throne holds a sword in one hand to chastise the guilty and a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_branch_(symbol)" class="extiw" title="w:Palm branch (symbol)">palm branch</a> in the other hand to reward the meritorious. A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_(religious_iconography)" class="extiw" title="w:Halo (religious iconography)">glory</a> surrounds her head, and on her breast is the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena" class="extiw" title="w:Athena">aegis of Minerva</a>, signifying she is clad in the armor of righteousness and wisdom. Other portions of this large mosaic are omitted from this image. This mosaic indicates not only the judicial but the legislative side of law; typical symbols of justice are less conspicuous or omitted, and the woman has a freer air of command.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://books.google.com/books?id=1P_bTHtdTwkC&pg=PA113&lpg=PA113&dq=mosaic+dielman+law&source=bl&ots=M_lvtTNSJ4&sig=SfpekK4bWkQfpGcqp_yVDDBCia8&hl=en&ei=GZf7SYyyFoqgMqKxlcQE&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3">[2]</a>

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current06:45, 22 December 2016Thumbnail for version as of 06:45, 22 December 2016446 × 566 (72 KB)127.0.0.1 (talk)Frederick Dielman (1847-1935) designed this mosaic representing Law for the United States Library of Congress, and it was subsequently manufactured in Venice, Italy.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://books.google.com/books?id=Qmk4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA893&lpg=PA893&dq=%22Frederick+Dielman%22+and+1894&source=bl&ots=MhNWDVZ4zR&sig=sNXsBMhb251Fh59IX8Jsnk1lh-s&hl=en&ei=aZn7Sdz6OZD4MOKnucAE&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2">[1]</a> A young woman on a marble throne holds a sword in one hand to chastise the guilty and a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_branch_(symbol)" class="extiw" title="w:Palm branch (symbol)">palm branch</a> in the other hand to reward the meritorious. A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_(religious_iconography)" class="extiw" title="w:Halo (religious iconography)">glory</a> surrounds her head, and on her breast is the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena" class="extiw" title="w:Athena">aegis of Minerva</a>, signifying she is clad in the armor of righteousness and wisdom. Other portions of this large mosaic are omitted from this image. This mosaic indicates not only the judicial but the legislative side of law; typical symbols of justice are less conspicuous or omitted, and the woman has a freer air of command.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://books.google.com/books?id=1P_bTHtdTwkC&pg=PA113&lpg=PA113&dq=mosaic+dielman+law&source=bl&ots=M_lvtTNSJ4&sig=SfpekK4bWkQfpGcqp_yVDDBCia8&hl=en&ei=GZf7SYyyFoqgMqKxlcQE&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3">[2]</a>
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