The School of Athens II: The Force of Roman Architecture

slow art story by Amor Sciendi

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Part two of the series on Raphael’s The School of Athens, located inside the Vatican Museum in Vatican City. We examine the forces required to hold the arches in place, and look at how this enhances the composition.

Watch Part 1: Visually Representing the Flow of Knowledge

Via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DelV6M58LEE

Vatican Museums
Raphael's Rooms - Room of the Segnatura

"The School of Athens Fresco"

by Raphael

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