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The School of Athens: Averroes and Pythagoras on the Pope’s wall.

The School of Athens: Averroes and Pythagoras on the Pope’s wall.

Art History, Fresco, High Renaissance, popes, Renaissance, Rome, Vatican

Tweet Negotiating the labyrinth of the Vatican Museums one runs the risk of running out of steam on the way to the Sistine Chapel. But do keep some energy in reserve for the Raphael rooms. In 1508, Raphael, then 26 years old, was called in by Julius II to decorate his...

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