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Early Renaissance Fresco Technique
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Raphael's Methods
Biography
Style
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Raphael's Style
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Figures
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Iconography
Function
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Symbolism
Architecture
Figures' Relationships: Plato & Aristotle
Figures' Relationships: the 2 halves of the fresco
Commentaries
Precedents
Renaissance Libraries
"Famous Men"
Famous Men & Christian Precepts
Julius II's Library of Famous Men
Patronage & Social Context
The Commission
The Patron
Setting
The Vatican
The Ceiling
The Disputa
Parnassus
Jurisprudence
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
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