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The School of Athens
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The fresco 'The School of Athens' by Raphael in the Stanza della Segnatura in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. It depicts a school of philosophy or agora where famous Greek philosophers and scholars, such as Aristotle, Plato and Socrates, are standing in groups talking. It is an embodiment of philosophy and its rational search for Truth.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDe School van Athene. 1530 - 1582. Giorgio Ghisi. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
