Raffaello Sanzio, also known as Raphael, painted The School of Athens in 1509. This painting was made for the Apostolic Palace located in Vatican City, and it is composed of many different philosophers dressed in robes, whom appear to be famous Greek figureheads. Raphael included philosophers, such as Plato, to be physical representations of various liberal arts subjects: grammar, rhetoric, and geometry. Specific noticeable elements of this painting are located at the center, where Plato and Aristotle are depicted. Plato is seen as the older and wiser man in orange toned garments teaching Aristotle, who is one of Plato’s students. The placement of Plato and Aristotle in the center emphasizes the value of their beliefs and ideals, which have
