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minus-squareantonim@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoIt’s a reference to Rafael’s School of Athens. Plato and Aristotle are in the centre of the painting: Plato is pointing upwards to the realm of ideal forms, and Aristotle is pointing forwards, into the empirical world.
minus-squareDessertStorms@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoThanks, I figured there would be some explanation!
It’s a reference to Rafael’s School of Athens. Plato and Aristotle are in the centre of the painting: Plato is pointing upwards to the realm of ideal forms, and Aristotle is pointing forwards, into the empirical world.
Thanks, I figured there would be some explanation!