George Washington: A God? Part II
“The Apotheosis of Washington in the eye of the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol was painted in the true fresco technique by Constantino Brumidi in 1865. Brumidi depicted George Washington rising to the heavens in glory, flanked by female figures representing Liberty and Victory/Fame.”
The word “apotheosis” in the title means literally the raising of a person to the rank of a god, or the glorification of a person as an ideal. Fascinating.
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