School of Athens by Raphael Santi

<Tab/>Raffaello Santi, known as Raphael, was born in 1483 (Beck). He painted The School of Athens, the study of philosophy, in 1509. This painting truly was the quintessential depiction of the Renaissance.
<Tab/>This painting contains many Greek philosophers arranged in a large architectural setting. They are presumably talking to each other, discussing theories or mathematical queries. This is symbolic of the philosophic thinking and the search for truth that was apparent during both the Renaissance and Greek antiquity. Many of the philosophers have double ide…