An excellent example of trompe l’oeil, this painting “The School of Athens” represents the reemergence of the antiquity style of Ancient Rome and Greece during the Renaissance Period. The Renaissance was markedly distinct in its emphasis on mathematical precision in architecture, attempting to convey beauty through symmetry and proportionality. This painting depicts ancient philosophers like Plato and Aristotle and ancient mathematicians like Pythagoras and Archimedes to show the comeback of antiquity thinking.