Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way
- Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way
Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way is a 33 1/4 x 43 3/8 inch painted mural currently displayed behind the Western staircase of the House of Representatives chamber in the United States Capitol Building. The mural was painted by Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze in 1861 and symbolizes Manifest Destiny, the belief they the United States was destined for Western exploration and expansion originating from the initial colonies along the Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific ocean.
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Leutze combined pioneer men and women, mountain guides, wagons, and mules to suggest a divinely ordained pilgrimage to the Promised Land of the western frontier. Within the left half of the picture is a depiction of the San Francisco bay which is being pointed to by the pilgrim seated atop the rock in the foreground. Within the right hemisphere of the painting is a depiction of a valley, representing the Valley of Darkness and symbolic of the troubles faced by explorers.
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