Artwork can mirror society in many cases and the School of Athens by Raphael is an example of this. The School of Athens was made during the renaissance which was a time where there were conflicting sides of thought. There was a side that believed in science and proving ideas but there
was also a side that
believed in higher and spiritual beings. This piece of art also shows these two sides as the right side
has the spiritual thinkers of the time while the left side has the scientific thinkers. Artwork can also mirror society as some pieces of art reflect real life people at the time. The great minds and thinkers that are gathered in the painting are all from a time around the renaissance. This shows how art can mirror the people in society as well society itself. Artwork can be an example of what is happening in society at a time and the School of Athens is a perfect representation of this.
Who would I be in this painting?
If I were to be someone in this painting, I would be Euclid. Euclid was one of the greatest thinkers of his time and a lot of his ideas in mathematics and geometry are still used today. Euclid is a man who wanted to find the truth about things and this is shown in the painting as he is on the scientific side of the painting. I see myself as someone who wants to understand things and I also try hard in math. I have always been good in math as well and he interests me as I never knew that a lot of the geometry I learn was invented or discovered by him. With my interests in mathematics and my curious personality, I think that Euclid is the person who is most alike me in this painting.
