The School of Athens or Scuola di Atene is a painting by the Italian High Renaissance artist Raphael Sanzio (April 6 or March 28, 1483 – April 6, 1520). Close up Plato (left) holding the Timaeus (Leonardo da Vinci) and Aristotle holding the Ethics. Fresco, 500 × 770 cm Painted between 1510 and 1511 Vatican City, Apostolic Palace Part of article "What is Science?," on scitechlab.wordpress.com/.