How is Raphael's School of Athens reminiscent of Classicism?

a. Offering an illusion of Roman architecture, the painting includes figures of Greek gods and ancient philosophers.
b. The painting has a dramatic juxtaposition of light and dark within the scene.
c. It includes the twelve apostles in an ancient forum.
d. The painting is a study in the ratio (canon) of Praxiteles.


Ans: a. Offering an illusion of Roman architecture, the painting includes figures of Greek gods and ancient philosophers.

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