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January 3, 2009
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The Car of History
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The Car of History
 
Carlo Franzoni
Marble
1819
National Statuary Hall
 
Clio, the Muse of History, stands in a winged chariot representing the passage of time and records events as they occur. The car rests on a marble globe on which signs of the Zodiac are carved in relief. The chariot wheel is the face of the clock; its works are by Simon Willard.

 

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