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The School of Athens 1510-11 Fresco Vatican, Stanza della Segnatura, Rome. The School of Athens. One point perspective All major Greek philosophers and thinkers are included All of the great personalities of the Seven Liberal Arts A wide variety of poses
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The School of Athens 1510-11 Fresco Vatican, Stanza della Segnatura, Rome
The School of Athens • One point perspective • All major Greek philosophers and thinkers are included • All of the great personalities of the Seven Liberal Arts • A wide variety of poses • Located in the papal apartments library • Raphael worked on The School of Athens simultaneously as Michelangelo was working on the Sistine Chapel • No Christian themes
DaVinci Raphael Michelangelo
Aristotle: Looks to the earth (the here and now) Plato: Looks to the heavens (or the ideal realm)
Averroes Hypatia Pythagoras
Zoroaster Ptolemy Euclid
Raphael Aristotle Plato (DaVinci) Michelangelo