abstract:The Apotheosis of Washington is the fresco painted by Italian artist Constantino Brumidi in 1865 and visible through the oculus of the dome in the rotunda of the United States Capitol Building. The fresco is suspended above the rotunda floor and covers an area of .
"We're in the Rotunda, right in the center of the United States Capitol, and starting from the top down, the very top is the fresco painting called the "Apotheosis of Washington".
VOA: special.2010.01.27
Floating above that circle of demigods is Washington, his name revered in a manner that almost transcends the limitations of a properly republican apotheosis.