The painting, School of Athens by Raphael, displays how society was during the Renaissance. As much knowledge was reborn during the Renaissance, many people in the painting are working or writing. On the bottom left side of the painting, there are people discovering and learning about mathematics, while on the bottom right side of the paintings people are learning and discovering science-related knowledge. Raphael has even painted Pythagoras on the mathematical side, to show that the left side of the painting is devoted to mathematics. On this painting however, Raphael actually mixed time periods because Pythagoras did not live during the Renaissance. The man in the middle of the painting, who is sitting on the stairs dressed in a blue robe, symbolizes someone who is not devoted just to mathematics or just to science but maybe a variety of topics. The two men at the very center of the painting seem to be in this position as well. They seem to be the leaders and are not scientists or mathematicians. The painting, School of Athens by Raphael is a mirror to Renaissance society.
In this painting, I think that I can be compared to the man in the center of the painting who is sitting on the stairs wearing a blue robe. I think that I belong here, because I am not very strong at science or math so I don’t belong on either of those sides and I am not a leader like the two men at the very center of the painting. This man to me seems to be either undecided about life, or a master at many topics. I think that I am undecided with life, because I am not sure whether I would like to be a doctor or scientist when I am an adult. I was not born with a mathematical or artistic talent like some people are, Leonardo Da Vinci for example. I think that I am most like the man in the center of School of Athens by Raphael.
In this painting, I think that I can be compared to the man in the center of the painting who is sitting on the stairs wearing a blue robe. I think that I belong here, because I am not very strong at science or math so I don’t belong on either of those sides and I am not a leader like the two men at the very center of the painting. This man to me seems to be either undecided about life, or a master at many topics. I think that I am undecided with life, because I am not sure whether I would like to be a doctor or scientist when I am an adult. I was not born with a mathematical or artistic talent like some people are, Leonardo Da Vinci for example. I think that I am most like the man in the center of School of Athens by Raphael.
