“Although he’s a former congressional staffer who knows the U.S. Capitol well, Peter Loge says he’s still awed when he looks at the Apotheosis of Washington, the painting in the Capitol dome that depicts George Washington ascending to heaven.
“Nothing will crush your soul like a post-State of the Union media scrum, but I still catch my breath” looking at the fresco, said Loge, an associate professor at George Washington University.”