Raphael's insertion of himself into School of Athens is read as a Dantean move: against Christian humility and self-negation, the artist re-enters the world and celebrates human curiosity.
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Raphael's insertion of himself into School of Athens is read as a Dantean move: against Christian humility and self-negation, the artist re-enters the world and celebrates human curiosity.
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"Ptolemy is concerned with the earth, with all reality. All right? So this is Raphael acknowledging that there are two different realities. There's the..."
"This is a visual representation of the divine comedy. Because remember, in the divine comedy, Virgil and Dante are engaged in a vigorous debate..."
"...of control, as opposed to a system of knowledge creation or self -expression. Okay, so these are the three characteristics of an empire."
"...is, how did Dante spark the confident self -exploration and triumphant self -expression of the Renaissance? If you look at the art, it is..."
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