The architecture of the Renaissance period is represented in this painting known as The School of Athens, by Raphael located in the Vatican. The painting appears to be very balanced and symmetrical, which was a key aspect of Renaissance architecture and relates back to the Vitruvian Man. The proportions of the arches are symmetrical and it appears as if the people in the photo are equally balanced on both sides. The painting represents some of the greatest mathematicians, scientists, and philosophers of all time. This can be connected back to the notion that the Renaissance was a period of rebirth as it can be viewed that the people in the painting are sharing new ideas for creation.