The School of Athens
By Nahash on Saturday, 07 January 2012
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<p>I will not post the actual image here as it is too large however a quality version of it may be viewed through this following link:<br /><br />( http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Sanzio_01.jpg )<br /><br />The study of this image could take years so I'm not going to be asking a lot of questions about it. I'm interesting in knowing the following:<br /><br />1) Can we please have an entire lecture dedicated to this fantastic piece of artwork <br />2) Is the woman in the white robe our divine mother? She is staring at me when I look at it.<br />3) Who are the other characters who are staring at me? I believe one to the the author of the painting. How about the others and do they possess divine names so that I could look them up and study them on this website?<br /><br />There are some great resources out there for the study of this painting and I am utilizing them here and there however it would be interesting to see a lecture or a series of lectures within the next couple years in order to go into some detail, from a Gnostic Teachings perspective, of this particular painting. It branches off in a thousand different directions and at the same time interacts with itself, it becomes quite fascinating.<br /><br />Thank you for your time and energy expenditure!</p>
I own this piece of artwork so I am somewhat familiar with it.

1) I can certainly pass this request along to our administration.

2) The feminine sculptures in this piece can represent different aspects of the Divine Mother, including Hera, Athena, Cybeles. After some research, I've been unable to find specific references to what deities constitute the foreground of the piece.

3) Many of the characters in Raphael's School of Athens are debated amongst scholars. However, if you examine the following Wikipedia article, there is a numeric legend indicating which characters most likely represent which famous philosophers, theologians, mathematicians or historical figures within the work. Afterward, you can do a search through our website or google to find more information about whichever historical figure interests you. I know a few have been mentioned by Samael Aun Weor, such as Diogenes, Alexander the Great, Plotinus, Euclid, Archimedes, and many more. I am sure this will provide much food for thought.
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Apollo and Athena can be remember from the Eumenides working for the justice of young Orestes(Wisdom, and the Arts). Have you ever read the books Aristotle and Plato are holding? If you do, you'll understand why they are pointing with their hands the way they are. You'll also notice the striking resemblance between Plato and Davinci's elder self-portrait. Whom, Raphael used, also for his Disputa(the man motioning toward the host). Heraclitus, separated, is writing on a piece of marble that is out of place. This is the philosopher that said we are all asleep! He also is the first to explain the Logos as we now understand it in philosophy. Diogenes lays around like a lazy dog, Ha! I would be very curious about the instructors level of knowledge regarding this! The depth and scope of their Knowledge of the Greeks would easily be displayed! So funny Benedictus is the only reply though, since St. Benedict(Receiving his name from the same Canticle), destroyed a temple and statue of Apollo!
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