U.S. Capitol Building - Washington DC

View of the Inner Dome and Canopy over the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.

The "Apotheosis of Washington" is the immense fresco at the center of the Rotunda. The fresco was painted by Greek-Italian artist Constantino Brumidi in 1865. It is visible through the oculus of the dome in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building.