"The School of Athens" - Raphael 

"School of Athens" - by Raphael 

Renaissance means "rebirth". It was the period when the ancient ideas came back in and took over the minds of everyone. In this time, people were experimenting and discovering new ideas that could change the world. Much of the thinking was based on the Roman and Greek ideas, because of this, their knowledge was spread throughout Europe which enhanced the understanding of many areas that were still unknown. Through this painting, another type of knowledge that spread was scientific. In the far right, bottom corner, there is a celestial globe, a globe of the stars. This shows that scholars and educated people focused on many subjects, such as writing and scientific knowledge.  They were educated and brought up in enhanced 

ways which helped flourish our world. 

(Heraclitus) "The School of Athens" - Raphael 

Heraclitus

Heraclitus is depicted in the painting by Raphael, called "The School of Athens". He was known to be a self-taught and a pioneer of wisdom. He lived a lonely life and was called "The Obscure" and the "Weeping Philosopher". He focused a lot on the universe, he stated, "You can not step twice into the same river." He was known to have believed in the unity if opposites, he said that, "the path up and down is one of the same". Some concepts he stated, were called upon with many interpretations. In the marvelous painting by Raphael, I would chose to be him, because he believed in finding out information on the world, the universe and other scientific concepts. Even though he lived his life as a lonely man, he was still a man to be inspired. His life came to an end when he was diagnosed with dropsy. The physicians that were treating him, couldn't find a cure, so he decided to treat himself to a concoction of cow manure and baking in the sun, he believed his method was successful. After one day of treatment, Heraclitus died. He was a man who many people couldn't understand, and because of this he lived his life lonely but knowledgeable. These are the reasons why, out of the whole painting, "The School of Athens", I would like to be Heraclitus.