The Apotheosis of Popayán

Fresko by Efraim Martinez Zambrano (1898-1956)

The apotheosis of Popayán, located in the Francisco José de Caldas Auditorium of the University of Cauca, reflects the history of all the illu.. Read more »strious men of Popayán in a romantic parade. The picture is 54 square meters, 9 meters long by 6 meters high. It was considered, at least in 1986, the largest oil painting ever painted in the world. The artist began painting "The Apotheosis of Popayán " In october 1935 and worked intensely for six consecutive years and then intermittently, up to six months before his death in 1956.

Country:	Colombia
Type:	Postage stamps
Series:	Popayán, 450th Anniv.
Nominal:	100 $
Year:	1987
Size:	30 x 40 mm
Perforation:	12
Mintage:	250,000