The School of Athens RaphaelItalian High Renaissance1509-1511Papel Library- Stanza della Segnatura (room of the signatures)Buon Fresco* where the pope signed important documentsRaphael commissioned to paint 4 frescos4 avenues of truth- Philosophy- School of Avenue- Arts- Law- TheologyArts: Law of church: depiction of 12th Century PopeGregory IX signing decretiols (Theological question debated)Theology: Depiction of the Dispute (ongoing to debate)School of the ArtsAbstract side- Plato: Timaeus= Neo PlatoismEarthy Side- Aristole: Nicomacheon Ethics= Pre ChristianityDiogenies: Best way is to separate from everyone elseAristoles sideHeraclitus: unity of opposites (weeping philosophy) Possible portrait of Michalanglo“up and down are the same path”Platos sideAristole Side Euclid: greek mathematicians: invented geometry and algebraBramante: Raphael admired himSelf Portrait of Raphael--- only figure looking at the viewers- Had to have popes ok to put other artists in the painting.- In the philosophy painting (not arts)- 3 artists that worked for Julius 2nd- Leonardo da Vinci depicted as plato (Leonardo taught rapheal oil
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