apotheosis

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Go the Capitol rotunda and look up at the dome, where Constantino Brumidi’s fresco The Apotheosis of Washington, painted during the Civil War, shows Washington in heaven, flanked by goddesses.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

Apotheosis isn’t always an unequivocal honor; it can also amount to an act of subversion.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2021

So was the Apotheosis of Democracy pediment over the entrance to the House of Representatives on the U.S.

From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2015

Pic - A sketch by Rubens of the Apotheosis of James I The collection also features some of Catherine II's personal items, such as snuffboxes, cameos and jewellery.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2012

Many of his compositions of sacred music have been published, including a cantata, "The Apotheosis of St. Dorothy."

From Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions by Hughes, Rupert