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The School of Athens  is one of the huge frescoes painted by Raphael (1483–1520) in the Vatican's Stanza della Segnatura. It's always been o... Diogenes Of Sinope, Ap Art History 250, The School Of Athens, Rome Museums, Vatican Library, School Of Athens, Ap Art History, Sistine Chapel Ceiling, World Famous Paintings

The School of Athens is one of the huge frescoes painted by Raphael (1483–1520) in the Vatican's Stanza della Segnatura. It's always been one of my favourite paintings, and I knew the two central figures were meant to be Plato and Aristotle... but I've only recently discovered that many of the other figures represent real people as well. These include a number of philosophers, some of them contemporary with Plato and Aristotle, and others not! I've labelled these in the image below (click to…

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