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Original fileA female figure painted in grisaille to resemble a stone statue stands as an architectural support. She is dressed in classical drapery and wears a basket-like headdress while holding a long staff and a leafy laurel branch. This image is part of the lower wall decorations that provide a symbolic and visual foundation for the larger philosophical frescoes above.
This figure is part of the iconographic program of the Stanza della Segnatura, which represents the Renaissance Neoplatonic effort to harmonize classical philosophy with Christian theology. As a foundational element below 'The School of Athens,' it symbolizes the underlying virtues and ancient wisdom that support the structure of human knowledge.
Marsilio Ficino
Ficino's Neoplatonic synthesis of Greek philosophy and Christianity provided the intellectual framework for the room's decorative program.
The School of Athens
This figure serves as a decorative and symbolic support for Raphael's central fresco depicting the lineage of Western philosophy.
Object
Fresco
allegory
Digital Source
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Vatican Museums • Musei Vaticani
3648 × 5472 px
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