School of Athens


School of Athens. Raphael. 1509–1511 C.E. Fresco.
  • STANZA DELLA SEGNATURA; FRESCOES, HIGH RENAISSANCE; APARTMENT WHERE POPE LIVED; THEME OF POETRY, JUSTICE, THEOLOGY AND SCIENCE; ROMAN ARCHITECTURE; SHARING/ACCUMULATION OF KNOWLEDGE; ANCIENT PHILOSOPHERS DEPICTED INTERACT WITH MICHELANGELO; FIGURES DIVIDED INTO GROUPS; LINEAR PERSPECTIVE; CHRISTIAN FIGURES; CELEBRATION OF ALL ASPECTS OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE