Week 4 Responses

Response #4

This image is of the fresco, The School of Athens, by Raphael. This piece is clearly part of the Renaissance period of art and architecture. the main way this image resonates with the Renaissance is that it ties together science, philosophy, and art. These three ideas were staples of the Renaissance. They way Raphael makes this connection is by including famous figures in the fresco. Some of the figures include Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Pythagoras, Euclid, and Ptolemy.

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