The School of Athens

Ocotber 22nd 2010

The painting that I chose was The School of Athens by Raphael. It was painted between 1510 and 1511 and it was a fresco. This means that the painting was painted on a wall. This piece of art shows education, aswell as anatomical accuracy. The painting shows many people opening manuscripts and reading them, with people crowded around them as if they were trying to listen or read along with the person holding the manuscript. These people were probably being taught what was written inside the manuscript. This piece of art also shows anatomical accuracy. You can tell which people are older, or younger, instead of everyone looking the same. There are also facial expressions shown in this painting. This painting shows that many people in the Renaissance were starting to re-educate themselves and teach thmselves new ideas. Instead of listning to what the Church said without considering anything else, people started to question the Church and find answers for themselves. People started to study nature and their surroundings. They also started to study themselves and the human body.m Which leads to why the painting has anatomical accuracy. Because people started to research and examine the human body, painters were able to represent people more realistically in their paintings. Everyone in the painting The School of Athens looks real. This painting really shows the lifestyle of people in the Renaissance and the new ideas that were brought up.