School_Of_Athens

School Of Athens Raphael's School of Athens The School of Athens is a fresco by Raphael that sits in the Vatican. This fresco is probably the most known and acclaimed work by Raphael. It stands opposite from another famous fresco done by Raphael, La Disputa. This beautiful artwork shows many thinkers during that time. The school depicted commands awe much as a cathedral does. The fresco appears alive by the brilliance of the individuals who frequent its hall. Plato and Aristotle seem to be in a conversation with each other about the absolute truths. They are the two in the middle of the fresco walking towards the viewers. Plato is the one on the left pointing upwards to the heavens. And Aristotle is the one on the right pointing downwards to the earth. We also see other great thinkers as Socrates and Diogenes. It is also funny that Raphael has also painted himself in the fresco as well mixed in with other great thinkers. It's almost like trying to find Waldo. He is in the far right of the picture next to Ptolemy. Maybe Raphael is trying to tell the viewers fresco, school, raphael, people, itself, thinkers, plato, one, focus, athens, aristotle, viewers, trying, time, talking, shows, seem, right, probably, pointing, picture, maybe, himself, great, funny, find, education, each, building, about, work, wiser, walking, waldo, very