The Apotheosis of Washington
The Apotheosis of Washington is the fresco painted by Greek-Italian artist Constantino Brumidi in 1865 and visible through the oculus of the dome in the rotunda of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
The Apotheosis of Washington on the ceiling of the Capitol rotunda inside the United States Capitol
Detail of George Washington in the fresco
Opposite George Washington is the banner E Pluribus Unum, Latin for "out of many, one".
Image: Flickr US Capitol Apotheosis of Washington, War
Constantino Brumidi was an Italian painter and a naturalised American citizen, best known and honored for his fresco work, Apotheosis of Washington, in the Capitol Building in Washington, DC.
A photograph of Constantino Brumidi (1861)
Constantino Brumidi by Alexander Gardner, c. 1865, albumen print
Grave of Constantino Brumidi, his wife, his son, and his in-laws at Glenwood Cemetery.
The dome of Madonna dell'Archetto