The word "apotheosis" means the elevation or glorification of someone or something to a divine or supreme status. It signifies the transformation of an individual or an idea to a higher, idealized form. Full definition
The exhibition is also a kind of apotheosis of Mr. Williams's own artistic milieu: 1970s site - specific installation, 1980s Pictures Generation art and the arcane 1990s trend of institutional critique. (nytimes.com)
Clyfford Still may have his own posthumous apotheosis in the form of eye - popping prices and a one - man museum, but it is Park who has recently received heartfelt tributes in the form of two written accounts of his life and art. (huffingtonpost.com)
Therefore, the symbolism of Vanitas paintings is often misread nowadays due to its Baroque appearance and commonly perceived by Russian audiences as apotheosis of the richness of life, hymn to the material achievements of self - made men. (mmoma.ru)