Each of the four wings of the building is fronted by a pediment whose figures relate to the principal activities that were to occur within. Thus the east wing, housing the Supreme Court, features a pediment by Bitter entitled "Law"; the south has Adolph Alexander Weinman's "Virtues and Traits of Character", for the wing containing the State Senate. Bitter's other pediment, the west, is "Agriculture", while Attilio Piccirilli's "Wisdom and Learning of the World" adorns the north pediment. The carving of all these sculptures is attributed to the Piccirilli Brothers.