Raphael's Ssxchool of Athens

In 1508, Pope Julius II asked Raphael to paint some private apartments in the Vatican. One of these paints is the well-known fresco "School of Athens". It is about as big as the wall it is on. painting are many people from Greece and the Renaissance time period. In the middle of the painting are two of the great Greek philosophers, Plato and Aristotle. In the hands of each is one of their writings. In Plato's hand lies one of his dialogues, the Timaeus, it is about the origin of the universe. In Aristotle's hand lies, Ethics, his book about how to live a good life and what informati…