talked about the presidential splendor and did reflect his entire career as a statesman and a virginia planter and a force in the creation of the american nation. for madison, the history of humanity was his laboratory. america today was founded on the past. that's a pan figure and a nymph. this is alluding to the ancient world. the ideas on which the constitution was based. across from the painting is a huge depiction of a mass. for madison that talks about the next in history. the third chapter of human history is told on this wall. the president of the united states. of course he focuses on the presidents because it also emphasizes one of the great inventions of the american constitution which is the peaceful transfer of power. from leader to leader. he followed a typical standard depiction of the president. george washington is hung the highest. below him should be the next three presidents. john adams, thomas jefferson and madison hangs the picture of the fifth president. james monroe. madison hung his own portrait as one said in the corner behind the door showing his modesty, but also hu

it really did reflect his entire career as a statesman, as a virginia planter, as a force in the creation of the american nation. they also talk about it as a real history lesson, and madison intended it that way, because for madison, the history of humanity was really his laboratory. and he had studied past attempts at self-government, so he knew that what america was today was founded on the past. and this room tells you that history. in fact, the picture over here, kind of shocking i'm sure for many of his visitors, but, in fact, that's a pan figure and a nymph. this is alluding to the ancient world, the ancient greece, to rome, the birthplace of democracy, the foundation of the philosophy and ideas on which the american constitution was based. across from this painting is a huge depiction of the sufferer. for madison, that picture talks about the next epoch in human history after christ's lifetime. and finally the third chapter of human history is told on this wall. the president of the united states. and, of course, he focuses on the president because it also emphasizes one of the gr