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 * School of Athens**

Rafael's //School of Athens// was painted in 1510 during the Renaissance time period. The Renaissance was a time where intellectuals reflected back in the classics to gain more education, which the painting represents. //School of Athens// stressed the vitality of these concepts as can be seen through the facial features of the human body. It also showed women in the painting and represented how their status was changing for they were gaining more respect and education in the public. The painting also depicted the urbanization of society where they moved away from the church's basic principles and developed their own ideals. The details for intellectual minds were portrayed very accurately through the physical of features of the men and women in the painting. McKay, John P, et al. __A History of Western Societies__. Boston, Massachusetts. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003. Cox, Stephanie. "Raphael's School of Athens Painting: Italian Artist's Work Paints a Portrait of the Renaissance." __Renaissance Art @ Suite101.com__. 21 Apr. 2009