Epicurus (detail from) The School of Athens (Scuola

Epicurus (detail from) The School of Athens (Scuola di Atene) 1511. Fresco by Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (1483-1520), known as Raphael, an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. The School of Athens is one of a group of four main frescoes on the walls of the Stanza in the Vatican, that depict distinct branches of knowledge. Epicurus (341-270 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher as well as the founder of the school of philosophy called Epicureanism

1483-1520 1511 Atene Depict Distinct Epicureanism Epicurus Frescoes Knowledge Philosophy Raffaello Raphael Sanzio Scuola Stanza Urbino Vatican

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