School of Athens: Michaelangelo
Credit
David Joyal
Status
  All Rights Reserved
Trip
UK + Western Europe 2010
Date Created
July 19, 2006
Date Added
December 30, 2009
Last Updated
May 1, 2024
File Size
2.88 MB
Resolution
2052 x 2752 pixels
Coordinates
41.9054910° N, 12.4546020° E

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School of Athens: Michaelangelo

Detail of the celebrated School of Athens (1508-11) by Raphael, depicting Greek philosophers including Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates. Many of the figures are actually portraits of Renaissance artists, including Bramante (on the right as Euclid, bent over to draw on a chalkboard), Leonardo da Vinci (as Plato, the bearded man in the center pointing heavenward), and even Raphael himself (looking out at the viewer from the lower-right corner). While he was painting this masterpiece, Raphael stopped work to walk down the hall for the unveiling of Michelangelo's newly finished Sistine Chapel ceiling. He was so impressed that he returned to his School of Athens and added to his design a sulking Michelangelo sitting on the steps. Stanza della Segnatura, the Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani).

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