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The School of Athens (after Raphael)

Oil Painting
ca.1865 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A large number of figures wearing classical dress stand in groups, engaged in debate, or sit alone absorbed in thought, within a classicizing architecture partially open to the sky and ornamented by sculptures in niches.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleThe School of Athens (after Raphael) (generic title)
Materials and techniques
oil on canvas
Brief description
Oil painting on canvas by F.W. Moody and students of the National Art Training School. Adaptation of "The School of Athens" after Raphael, lunette, ca.1865.
Physical description
A large number of figures wearing classical dress stand in groups, engaged in debate, or sit alone absorbed in thought, within a classicizing architecture partially open to the sky and ornamented by sculptures in niches.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.4ft
  • Width: 27.10ft
Dimensions taken from departmental file, 1933.
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.542-2018

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Record createdNovember 14, 2017
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