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The School of Athens

The School of Athens is one of the most celebrated pieces of artwork from the age of the Renaissance. Painted by Raphael of Urbino from 1510 to 1512, the School of Athens is located in the Stanza della Segnatura at the Vatican Palace in Rome. The fresco was painted in the High Renaissance of Humanism and is the ideal embodiment of the classical spirit.
Raphael of Urbino, or Raffaello Sanzio as he was known in his day, was born in 1483 in Urbino, Italy. His father was Giovanni Santi, who was a well known artist in Urbino. As a young child, Raphael learned a lot from his father, who died when Raphael was eleven. Raphael then worked in the studio of Perugino for a few years in Perugia. Danto Barmante, the architect for Pope Julius II at that time, told the Pope about Raphael and his works (Turner,1316-1328). At the age of 26, Raphael was called to Rome to paint in the Stanze at the Vatican Palace.
The Stanze della Segnatura was the first series of rooms......

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