School of Athens

The School of Athens

Is one of the most famous paintings by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael. It was painted between 1510 and 1511 as a part of Raphael's commission to decorate with frescoes the rooms now known as the Stanze de Raffaello. The building is in the shape of a Greek cross, which some have suggested was intended to show a harmony between pagan philosophy and Christian theology.


In response to the assignment with project ALPHA we created an installation on the south wall of the gatewood lobby. As a group we reinterpreted the school of athens by representing different sections of the painting with different types of media.