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School Of Athens

            
             The School of Athens is a fresco by Raphael that sits in the Vatican. This fresco is probably the most known and acclaimed work by Raphael. It stands opposite from another famous fresco done by Raphael, La Disputa. .
             This beautiful artwork shows many thinkers during that time. The school depicted commands awe much as a cathedral does. The fresco appears alive by the brilliance of the individuals who frequent its hall. Plato and Aristotle seem to be in a conversation with each other about the absolute truths. They are the two in the middle of the fresco walking towards the viewers. Plato is the one on the left pointing upwards to the heavens. And Aristotle is the one on the right pointing downwards to the earth. We also see other great thinkers as Socrates and Diogenes. It is also funny that Raphael has also painted himself in the fresco as well mixed in with other great thinkers. It's almost like trying to find Waldo. He is in the far right of the picture next to Ptolemy. Maybe Raphael is trying to tell the viewers about his deep interest in philosophy by putting himself in the picture as well. .
             There are many things to focus on in this fresco. At first, it seemed as if .
             Aristotle and Plato were the main focus of the fresco. But the school itself is probably the one that must be focused. The people are all in the lower bottom. The people in the fresco are like the environment. They create the mood of the fresco. The building itself is well lit and drawn very sharply with fine details. .
             But the focus on the building is entirely appropriate, since the people themselves are just a bunch of people talking. It was the school itself that is being presented. But the funny thing is that the school itself never existed. The fresco shows how the School of Athens would have been like if it did exist with many brilliant philosophers in many different groups talking and enlightening each other.


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Athens created great relationships with other city-states. ... Athens turned into a democracy around 500 B.C.E. but in contrast to modern governments, Athens permitted just free men to be nationals. ... A lot of people in Athens made their clothes at home. ... After that, young men went to school until about 14. ... In Sparta, the reason for school was to make men and women who were strong and knowledgeable enough to protect Sparta. ...

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2. Sparta And Athens

Athens was renowned as a center of wisdom and learning. ... Athens was the most populated. ... At the tender age of seven, all Spartan males entered a military school. ... Next Athens was also a center of great wisdom and learning. The people of Athens was inte...

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3. School In Athens

"SCHOOL IN ATHENS" The philosophical significance of Raphael's "School in Athens" is quite obvious to me. In the very center Plato and Aristotle are made to stand out more than anyone else in the painting. Raphael choose to put these two walking down the center carrying their respective famou...

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4. Sparta and Athens

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5. The Ancient Civilzations of Sparta and Athens

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6. Philosphy

Raphael's Philosophy, or better known as School of Athens, 1509-1511 was one of the many great paintings that re-established the harmony of classical antiquity from the Greek and Roman predecessors of art during the glorious Renaissance era. ... Here, we will explore the visual elements and principles of design that hold School of Athens in a harmonious balance. ... Aside from the monochromatic colors of the building in the background, School of Athens is painted with an open palette, granting use of more colors to emphasize contrast and differentiation from each man in the room. ... ...

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7. Oppression Of Women As Far Back As Athens And Sparta

Schools teach us that modern democracies are modeled on Athens, while military dictatorships are modeled after Sparta. However, history shows us that women had much more liberty in Sparta than in Athens. In fact, the democracy of Athens was available only to free men who were citizens of Athens. ... In Athens the women were mostly ignored except for the purpose of breeding. ... For example, there was Hipparchia, a philosopher of the Cynic school. ...

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8. Ancient Greek City-States

Because both parts of Athens' government had leaders who were elected, Athens is said to have been the birthplace of democracy. ... Their school was not as brutal, but all girls in ancient Sparta could wrestle, fist fight, and handle a weapon. ... Then boys went to school, where they learned to read and write. ... After high school, they attended military school. ... Girls did not go to school. ...

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9. Thucydides - Pericles' Funeral Oration

Pericles further emphasizes how Athens is completely unlike any other city. ... According to his speech, the city acts as a school for the other Greeks. ... Pericles is proud of the example Athens sets for the other city-states. ... The values of ancient Athens are shown throughout Pericles' oration. ... The Athenians value being, as Pericles phrases, "the school of the Hellas" (Thucydides). ...

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