In 1938,
Ignacio Gómez Jaramillo painted two murals for the Capitolio Nacional in
Bogotá. In 1947 for the Inter American Conference,
Santiago Martínez Delgado painted a majestic mural under commission of the then director of the OEA,
Alberto Lleras Camargo and Conference organizer
Laureano Gómez, two men who later became Presidents of Colombia. This mural of the Elliptic chamber National Congress Building, made in the
fresco style, represents Bolivar and Santander exiting the Cucuta congress during the creation of the Great Colombia. The mural is considered the most important fresco in the country and the artist's main masterpiece. ==References==