My Position in "The School Of Athens"

The two men in the center of the painting "The School of Athens" painted by Raphael are clearly the focal point. Focal points in paintings usually bring the persons attention to the story or the main part of what is happening in the painting. The main part of this painting is the two people in the middle, Plato and Aristotle. I feel more like Plato because he is in the center of the painting, and you can see that he is teaching Aristotle with his hand gesture, and that he was a very smart man. I connected with him because in school i try to be the center of attention, and give ideas to people to help our group with a project or assignment. I am a good leader in groups, and i stay on task to try and finish. I like to help people in subjects they don't understand, and that i am skilled at. He was a very smart man, and i believe i am a smart boy in classes most of the time. But i could still work on some subjects. Being a leader/teacher makes me feel good inside and it reminds me how nice and thoughtful i am to people. Even though i try to be the best, and to be the center of attention, i think Plato is a great representative of me.

How Can Art Be A Mirror Of Society?

The School Of Athens by Raphael

Artists get their ideas and inspiration from the world around them. Before the Renaissance, art was largely religious according to the church. During the Renaissance, Artists started to produce work that reflected the influence of other groups in society besides religious topics. For example, Da Vinci drew drawings of the human body and machines. This reflected on the society's interest in medicine and engineering. The School Of Athens painted by Raphael shows a group of people who contributed their skills and knowledge to society. These groups of intelligent people were all skilled in different subjects like Mathematics, Science, Philosophy and they were hardworking thinkers. Even though all these people did not live at the same time, they still all made an impact on society. Society was also interested in Greco - Roman Architecture, and this was reflected in paintings and buildings during the Renaissance, such as, Arches, symmetry, columns, perspective, backgrounds, vanishing points etc. Even today, art is very often based on what is happening in the world around us. Architecture is a very good example of this as today we created new buildings that are specifically built for bombs, earthquakes, terrorism etc.