Raphael’s School of Athens: Greek Philosophy in the Italian Renaissance

Who’s on the Guest List?‘The School of Athens’, Raphael, c.1509–11 (Stanza della Segnatura, Apostolic Palace, Vatican City).Like Studying Homer in a "Damaged Manuscript"Raphael (1483–1520) is the most influential painter of the Italian Renaissance; his work embodies the balance, order, harmony and restraint of classicism. He was a passionate antiquarian, and used his expertise as an archaeologist as an inspiration for his art; yet he was too dignified to show off his knowledge, preferring to ...

Excerpts from Color and Meaning - John Gage

Now, focusing on this passage, some interesting ideas come up for me. -zas There’s the Titan Moon of Jupiter Titian Shade (Titian was a Painter - a copy of the article linked there is also retained in Evernote as well, here. ) -zas

Goethe’s Graphically Daring Diagrams of Color Perception – Brain Pickings

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