No. It shows some of the great philosophers from antiquity, from different places and different centuries.
Cost??? It is a mural (wall painting) in the Vatican. It cannot be sold.
In Raphael's painting "The School of Athens," the figure sprawled on the steps is often interpreted as the philosopher Diogenes of Sinope. He is depicted lounging casually, embodying a life of asceticism and cynicism, in stark contrast to the more formal postures of the other philosophers surrounding him. This positioning highlights his philosophy of rejecting societal norms and materialism.
His complex compositions seem natural to the eye and effortless rendered
For intance the 'School of Athens' in the Vatican.
It is 770 cm wide at the base.
Raphael's greatest painting is probably the School of Athens which he painted in 1510 and into 1511.
"School of Athens"
In the painting by Raphael the two central figures are Plato and Aristotle. The painting is a collective portrait of all of the Greek Philosophers, some modeled after contemporaries of Raphael, such as Leonardo da Vinci (the Plato figure) and Michelangelo. See the link for a chart of who each figure represents.
There is no such famous painting. Raphael's School of Athens has Michelangelo in the middle, but no Leonardo.
Raphael Sanzio was a High Renaissance artist. He is mostly known for his Stanza della Segnatura frescoes and the School of Athens painting.
Cost??? It is a mural (wall painting) in the Vatican. It cannot be sold.
The theme of this painting is about commutation and learning.
His complex compositions seem natural to the eye and effortless rendered
Leonardo may be the model for Platon.
The likeness of Leonardo da Vinci is said to have served as the inspiration for the philosopher Plato in Raphael's painting "The School of Athens."
How can I know what niches you are talking about? Where are those? In the town hall of your home town? In the Parthenon temple in Athens?Or, may I make a bold guess? In Raphael's painting 'The School of Athens'.In that painting there are two niches with statues in the background.They are to the left Apollo and to the right Athena.
He painted the school of athens which is a painting that depicts an imaginary gathering of famous philosophers and scientists. for example it has Plato, Socrates, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and himself.