School of Athens
Renaissance philosophical fresco
The School of Athens is a fresco by Raphael, painted around 1510 in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace.
It depicts ancient Greek philosophers—Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, and others—gathered in an idealized classical setting.
The painting epitomizes Renaissance humanism and is among the most celebrated works of Western art.
By extension, school of Athens sometimes describes any gathering of great minds or intellectual discourse.
- RaphaelRenaissance painter from Urbino
- frescoWet plaster painting technique
- VaticanPapal city-state
- Italian RenaissanceCultural rebirth in Florence
- philosophyStudy of fundamental truths
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- art historyart history, Renaissance, Baroque, Impressionism, modern art
- RenaissanceLeonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Botticelli, Mona Lisa
- Renaissance artMichelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Botticelli, Titian
- Vatican treasuresSistine Chapel, Creation of Adam, Last Judgment, Vatican Museums, St. Peter's Basilica
School of AthensSistine Chapel ceiling
Painted papal vault
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