School of Athens

Group members: Christian Sammy, Aaron Santos, Nikki Lowe

DESCRIPTION
In this portrait the artist, Raphael Sanzio, painted a fresco for the pope Julios II. It is said that this painting is 200X300in in measurement. This portrait was done from around 1503 - 1518. The portrait is filled with both warm and cool colors. You can see in this landscape a lot of people gathered in a school. You can also see people studying and teaching different things to others. You can also see on the left and right side, in the middle of the painting, you can see statues of, my guess would be of famous scholars. This landscape is a painting of a historical event. The artist shows a school with triangular as well as arch shaped patterns. This painting is a three dimentions painting. As you look further into the background you can tell that there is a vanishing point. This also shows a lot of value due to the diversity in color. Because of the shape of the walls, the artist obviously gave it a smooth type of texture. By looking at the walls, you can imagine that if you were in that very place, touching the walls would feel very smooth.
ANALYSIS
In this painting the artist shows alot of depth created by the walls and archways of the building. He used linear perspective to make the architecture really pop out and look three dimentional. Sanzio placed the horizon line more towards the middle of the painting, giving the illusion of being lower than most of the painting, looking up. The people in the painting are made to look more realistic with value and shading. The painting uses line in most of the architecture, and curved lines in the people and the cloth. Shape and form are mostly created by the large space. There are lots of half circles, triangles and squares in the painting. The colors are mostly warm with some cool accents. The textures of the painting are mostly solid, created by the floors and walls. Value is used well to create depth and shading. Space is created using linear perspective having the hallway go back in space.
INTERPRETATION

The school of Athens is a painting by Raphael Sanzio, and it depicts many different philosophers and scholars studying and discussing in a building in Athens. Some believe Raphael Sanzio was trying to say that there was no difference between thinkers that lived before and after the Biblical revelation, or between pagans and Christians. He used the people in the painting to represent different people throughout history. The mood and atmosphere of the painting is scholarly and studious.