'The School of Athens' bye Raphael

One way of finding out about an era in history, is looking at its art. From art, we can identify what the people of that time period were interested in, there clothing, values and religion. Usually you can look at a painting and know where it was originated, the Renaissance time period is a great example of this. As people started to become more interested in secular subjects, their art started to revolve more around it as well. This is shown in Raphael’s fresco, The School of Athens. The Renaissance was the “rebirth” of knowledge. People started to question and observe the world around them. They tested theories, looked for lost knowledge and enlightened others with their intelligence. Some of the greatest scientist, mathematicians, philosophers and astronomers lived during the renaissance, and were all brought together under one roof in Raphael’s fresco.