A Wikipedia article on Raphael's fresco "The School of Athens" (1509-1511), Stanza della Segnatura, Apostolic Palace, Vatican, identifying an elder Plato beside a younger Aristotle at centre, Socrates immediately recognizable from Classical busts, and Pythagoras, Euclid and Ptolemy in surrounding groups, while cautioning that several other figures, including Epicurus and Archimedes, are speculative or only commonly alleged identifications.
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Reliability Tier3
Tier three: a crowd sourced, not independently peer reviewed encyclopedia entry, matching this atlas's established convention for a Wikipedia citation. Used for Socrates's unhedged identification and corroborated on the other five by the Vatican Museums' own page. Citation
PublisherWikipedia
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_School_of_Athens
Source Typeencyclopedia
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This source names Aristotle directly: "an elder Plato beside a younger Aristotle at centre, Socrates immediately recognizable from Classical busts, and Pythagoras, Euclid and Ptolemy in surrounding groups, while cautioning that several..."
Athens, Cities This source names Athens directly: "on Raphael's fresco "The School of Athens" (1509-1511), Stanza della Segnatura, Apostolic Palace, Vatican, identifying an elder Plato beside a younger Aristotle at centre, Socrates immediately..."
This source names Epicurus directly: "that several other figures, including Epicurus and Archimedes, are speculative or only commonly alleged identifications."
This source names Euclid directly: "from Classical busts, and Pythagoras, Euclid and Ptolemy in surrounding groups, while cautioning that several other figures, including Epicurus and Archimedes, are speculative or only commonly..."
This source names Socrates directly: "beside a younger Aristotle at centre, Socrates immediately recognizable from Classical busts, and Pythagoras, Euclid and Ptolemy in surrounding groups, while cautioning that several other figures..."
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This source backs 18 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. As cited relationships: 7 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 10 claims: 5 well-attested, 5 holds.
- Sacred Art & Iconography, 8 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
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