The School of Athens is a fresco painted between 1510 and 1512 by renaissance artist Raphael. It covers one of the walls of the Vatican Stanzas.
Within classical architecture, it portrays many notable philosophers, mathematicians, geographers, historians and writers from Ancient Greece. Raphael depicts himself on the fresco to one side, looking directly at the spectators.
In the centre of the scene are Aristotle, pointing to the floor, and Plato (painted with the face of Raphael's contemporary artist Leonardo da Vinci), pointing to the sky.
Alexander the Great, who was Aristotle's pupil, appears on the right of the fresco. Socrates, Plato's teacher, is close to him.
Also depicted is Hypatia of Alexandria, one of the first prominent female philosophers, mathematicians and astronomers. She is on the right, looking at us the viewer.
On the floor, and portrayed with the face of the Raphael's contemporary architect Bramante, is a figure drawing with a compass. This depicts EUCLID, who is called "the father of Geometry". (although some scholars dispute this arguing that Raphael was picturing Archimedes)
In the centre of the scene are Aristotle, pointing to the floor, and Plato (painted with the face of Raphael's contemporary artist Leonardo da Vinci), pointing to the sky.
Alexander the Great, who was Aristotle's pupil, appears on the right of the fresco. Socrates, Plato's teacher, is close to him.
Also depicted is Hypatia of Alexandria, one of the first prominent female philosophers, mathematicians and astronomers. She is on the right, looking at us the viewer.
On the floor, and portrayed with the face of the Raphael's contemporary architect Bramante, is a figure drawing with a compass. This depicts EUCLID, who is called "the father of Geometry". (although some scholars dispute this arguing that Raphael was picturing Archimedes)
7. Alexander the Great.
9. Hypatia of Alexandria.
12. Socrates.
14. Plato.
15. Aristotle.
18. Euclid.
R. Raphael.
