They painting, School of Athens, Raphael is a fresco located in the Papal palace. It depicts of all the greatest mathematical, philosophical, and scientific minds in Greek times, but they are all placed in a Roman setting. The renaissance was a time of rebirth of curiosity and knowledge. Most of this knowledge came from Greek and Roman times. I believe Raphael put all these great minds in this room to show that these were all the people the modern knowledge has come from and to show how all this passed knowledge has now come together in one society. Most of the architecture in the renaissance was also from Roman and Greek times and so to show this he created a roman building and decorated it with Greek statues and figures. This all comes together to show the rebirth of all the knowledge and architecture that has now been woven into the renaissance.
Hypathia
If I were part of the painting, School of Athens, by Raphael I would be the mathematician Hypatia. Hypatia, the daughter of the philosopher and mathematician Theon of Alexandria, is said to have learned her knowledge from he father. She was brave and stood up for what she believed. I think I am like her because I do not care what people think is right or wrong, I stand by what I believe. She went against many traditions and was often shunned but she kept going and ignored anyone who tried to stop her. If I think something is unjust I will stand up for it and, like her, will do what it takes to make myself heard.Although it is not mathematics i stand up for i do stand up for matters of my own and will continue to do so.
