This painting is named the Signing of the Mayflower Compact. It was painted by Edward Percy Moran in 1900. If You would like to go see it, it is located in Pilgrim Hall museum. In the painting is a scene from the Mayflower Compact where the men are signing a document that states Plymouth's government and rules. This was when democracy began. The major characters involved are Myles Standish helping William Bradford, who has his pen in his hand, William Brewster and John Carver, elected Governor, sit at the table on the Mayflower. There is a lot of symbolism in this painting like how the light is shining directly on the compact.This shows that the compact was the most important thing in the painting and it’s going to create a new world and beginning
