Utilizing this image, we are going to analyze the principles of design that the Renaissance artist Raphael used in his composition:
Write a short essay on all of the principles of design that Raphael uses in image 5.13A The School of Athens (1510-1511). Try to identify as many as you can. A good minimum number to strive for would be 5, but there are more. Note that in reading about this image, Raphael places himself in the midst of a particular group of people. Given that he associates himself – an artist! – with that group, can you also identify his usage of one of the compositional formulas (Golden Mean, Golden Rectangle, Root Five Rectangle, and/or Perspective described in pages 103-105)? Identify one formula and explain how you know it is present in the image.
Text Book: Fichner-Rathus – Understanding Art, 11th Edition ISBN: 9781285859293
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