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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Stanza della Segnatura: School of Athens
Work_PrefTitle
Stanza della Segnatura: School of Athens
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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School of Athens
Work_AltTitle
School of Athens
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Image View:
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Detail of group to the right of Aristotle
Image_Title
Detail of group to the right of Aristotle
Image View
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Creator:
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Raphael (Italian painter, 1483-1520)
Agent_Display
Raphael (Italian painter, 1483-1520)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Musei Vaticani (Rome (Vatican City), Santa Sede (Holy See), Italy)
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repository: Musei Vaticani (Rome (Vatican City), Santa Sede (Holy See), Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Vatican Apartments, Stanza della Segnatura
Work_LocationNotes
Vatican Apartments, Stanza della Segnatura
Location Note
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GPS:
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41.906389 12.454444
GPS
41.906389 12.454444
GPS
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Date:
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ca. 1509-1511 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 1509-1511 (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
Work_Culture
Italian
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Renaissance
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Renaissance
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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fresco (painting)
Work_Worktype1
fresco (painting)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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painting
Work_Classification
painting
Classification
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Material:
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pigment on plaster
Work_MaterialDisplay
pigment on plaster
Material
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Technique:
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fresco painting (technique)
Work_Technique
fresco painting (technique)
Technique
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Measurements:
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770 cm (width, at base)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
770 cm (width, at base)
Measurements
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Description:
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The iconography of the room is based on Philosophy, Poetry, Theology, and Justice; this panel represents rational Truth (Philosophy). The most famous philosophers of ancient times move within an imposing Renaissance architecture which is inspired by Bramante's project for the renewal of the early Christian basilica of St Peter. Some of these are easily recognizable. In the center Plato points upwards with a finger and holds his book Timeus in his hand, flanked by Aristotle with Ethics; Pythagoras is shown in the foreground intent on explaining the diatesseron. Diogenes is lying on the stairs with a dish, while the pessimist philosopher, Heracleitus, a portrait of Michelangelo, is leaning against a block of marble, writing on a sheet of paper. On the right we see Euclid, who is teaching geometry to his pupils, Zoroaster holding the heavenly sphere and Ptolemy holding the earthly sphere. The personage on the extreme right with the black beret is a self-portrait of Raphael. It was Vasari who first claimed some of the figures were also contemporary portraits. (Source: Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani) [website]; http://mv.vatican.va /)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The iconography of the room is based on Philosophy, Poetry, Theology, and Justice; this panel represents rational Truth (Philosophy). The most famous philosophers of ancient times move within an imposing Renaissance architecture which is inspired by Bramante's project for the renewal of the early Christian basilica of St Peter. Some of these are easily recognizable. In the center Plato points upwards with a finger and holds his book Timeus in his hand, flanked by Aristotle with Ethics; Pythagoras is shown in the foreground intent on explaining the diatesseron. Diogenes is lying on the stairs with a dish, while the pessimist philosopher, Heracleitus, a portrait of Michelangelo, is leaning against a block of marble, writing on a sheet of paper. On the right we see Euclid, who is teaching geometry to his pupils, Zoroaster holding the heavenly sphere and Ptolemy holding the earthly sphere. The personage on the extreme right with the black beret is a self-portrait of Raphael. It was Vasari who first claimed some of the figures were also contemporary portraits. (Source: Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani) [website]; http://mv.vatican.va /)
Description
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-RS-VM-SA-E05
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-RS-VM-SA-E05
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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