The School of Athens: Visually Representing the Flow of Knowledge


Listen to the Story: 3 minutes

Audio-only: (best on mobile)

Description:

We begin a two part series on Raphael’s The School of Athens, located inside the Vatican Museum in Vatican City. Originally this painting sat above the philosophy books owned by Pope Julius II.

Watch Part II: The Force of Roman Architecture

Via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh1YGIyn-ok