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Raphael

Raphael. The School of Athens. Early Life . Raphael Sanzio Born in Urbino , Italy Born on a good Friday in 1483 Died on a good Friday in 1520 The son of a court painter named Giovanni Santi He was a one of the three famous artists during the Renaissance. . The School of Athens.

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Raphael

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  1. Raphael The School of Athens

  2. Early Life • Raphael Sanzio • Born in Urbino, Italy • Born on a good Friday in 1483 • Died on a good Friday in 1520 • The son of a court painter named Giovanni Santi • He was a one of the three famous artists during the Renaissance.

  3. The School of Athens The School of Athens is a Fresco which means it is painted on a wet plaster wall

  4. The Background • The School of Athens was commissioned by Pope Julius II as part of an entire room decoration in the Stanza dellaSegnatura, which was the pope's private library.

  5. Space • The setting of the School of Athens is represented in linear perspective.  • The pattern of the terrace, the steps, and the arches of the architecture all appear to recede backwards into space.  In addition, forms "further back" in space are smaller than those "closer" to us •   The vanishing point of the perspective is located between the heads of Plato and Aristotle, which directs our attention to them as the central characters.

  6. Figures • Raphael's figures are naturalistic and three-dimensional.  He shows a good understanding of the human body as well as formidable drawing skills in the complexity of poses that he depicts in the School of Athens.     • Raphael also tends to prefer graceful figures.  Even when they move quickly or assume complex poses, they have an athletic easiness that makes them very beautiful.  They are more likely to be serene than intense in this painting.

  7. Central Figures • The two main subjects are Plato on the left and Aristotle, his student, on the right. Plato is depicted as old, grey, wise-looking, bare-foot. By contrast Aristotle, slightly ahead of him, is in mature manhood, handsome, well-shod and dressed, with gold, and the youth about them seem to look his way. • From the painting you can interpret that they are having a conversation because Plato is motioning upward toward the sky and Aristotle has his palm downward, possibly emphasizing the study of things on Earth.

  8. Type of Figures • Raphael is inclined to use a standard type of figure.  An oval head, with wavy hair parted in the middle; wide eyes with well marked upper and lower lids; a straight nose, small mouth and rounded chin, characterize his preferred figure

  9. Colors • The range of colors of the School of Athens is pale and limited in range, as is typical of fresco painting.  It produces a naturalistic image • Raphael experiments with the limits of the fresco technique.  Raphael also attempts effects of chromatic modeling. The turbaned figure at the far left wears a green tunic with yellow highlights, while the figure at near left is in a red toga with green highlights. 

  10. Lighting • Raphael represents the School of Athens  in the open air of a midday, midsummer sun. It does not draw the viewer's attention to the time of day such as dawn or night. • The lighting sets the mood of the painting as an alive setting because people are interacting with each and commotion during midday

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