Plato (Platon)(with the portrait of Leonardo da Vinci) points upwards with a finger and holds his book Timeus (Timee; Timaios) in his hand; flanked by Aristotle (Aristote; Aristoteles) with his book Ethics (Ethique; Ethik).- Partial view of the School of Athens (L'Ecole d'Athenes; Die Schule von Athen).Painting by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio; Raffael).On the ceiling the female allegory representing Philosophy.- Painted in the Stanza della Segnatura (Room of the Signatura; Salle de la Signature; Saal der Signatur) between 1509 and 1511 as a part of Raphael's commission to decorate the rooms now known as the Stanze di Raffaello; in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican.- The most famous philosophers of ancient times move within an imposing Renaissance architecture which is inspired by Bramante's project for the renewal of the early Christian basilica of St Peter. Vatican Museums. 2021.