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Raphael: The School of Athens  wikidata:Q186953 reasonator:Q186953
Artist
Raphael Sanzio
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Title
The School of Athens
Object type fresco / fresco painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre history painting Edit this at Wikidata
Description
A fresco that depicts a gathering of ancient philosophers, mathematicians, and scientists, with Plato and Aristotle prominently at the center. It is noted for its precise use of perspective projection, a hallmark of Renaissance art. Raphael included a self-portrait next to Ptolemy.
Depicted people Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Pythagoras, Archimedes, Heraclitus, Zarathustra, Leonardo da Vinci (as Plato), Michelangelo (as Heraclitus), Raphael (as Apelles)
Depicted place The Stanza della Segnatura in the Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
Date between 1509 and 1511
date QS:P571,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1509-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1511-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium fresco
medium QS:P186,Q25631150
Dimensions 500 cm × 770 cm (200 in × 300 in)
Apostolic Palace
Accession number
6306a. (Pinacoteca Ambrosiana) Edit this at Wikidata
Place of creation Vatican City
Object history Part of a commission by Pope Julius II to decorate the Raphael Rooms.
Notes The work is considered one of Raphael's best-known and has been described as his "masterpiece and the perfect embodiment of the classical spirit of the Renaissance".
References Notes [1-5], Citations [6-11]
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