Raphael, School of Athens

by Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris

Raphael, School of Athens, fresco, 1509-1511 (Stanza della Segnatura, Papal Palace, Vatican)

Smarthistory images for teaching and learning:

Raphael, Dante with group

Raphael, Disputa, lower left corner

Raphael, Hand of Euclid student

Raphael, Pythagoras's slate

Raphael, Pythagoras

Raphael, Heraclitus/Michelangelo (close)

Raphael, ceiling with allegorical figures of Theology, Justice, Philosophy, and Poetry (clockwise starting at 12)

Raphael, Plato and Aristotle (close)

Raphael, arches (close)

Raphael, Writer and observer

Raphael, Euclid and students (close)

Raphael, Euclid's tablet

Raphael, allegorical figure of poetry, ceiling

Raphael, allegorical figure of theology, ceiling

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Cite this page as: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris, "Raphael, School of Athens," in Smarthistory, December 15, 2015, accessed January 23, 2020, https://smarthistory.org/raphael-school-of-athens/.