Monday, March 7, 2011

The School of Athens

This painting is one of the most famous paintings by Rapheal of the High Renaissance. It was painted in between the years of 1510 and 1511 as a part of Rapheal's contribution to the paintings depicted inside the Vatican. The painting is a fresco, and it has the dimensions of 200 in. X 300 in. Within this painting Rapheal put the great thinkers of this time period in a Greek setting, many figures or characters in this piece can be identified as great Greek thinkers or Renaissance figures. Watch the video to find out more about this painting!

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