The Apotheosis of Washington has been Referenced by...
Comic Books
- Captain America's red, white, and blue shield is a design ripped straight from the aforementioned fresco, where Lady Liberty is wielding a similar shield to protect George Washington's seat in Heaven.
Theatre
- Hamilton: Washington's goodbye song, "One Last Time", states that the ill Founding Father is going to Heaven and wishes him well. First, Washington himself ponders about wanting to "sit under [his] own vine and fig tree", which is a biblical metaphor for Heaven. Then, the whole ensemble sings that "George Washington is going home". This idea was taken from the abovementioned painting.
