Dante's Inferno vs. The School of Athens: Intellectuals in Limbo

Dante’s Inferno and Raphael’s The School of Athens provide two different perspectives on Antiquity’s thinkers. Raphael bathes them in sunlight, while Dante condemns them to the limbo-level of hell.

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Dante's Inferno vs. The School of Athens: Intellectuals in Limbo

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Dante's Inferno vs. The School of Athens: Intellectuals in Limbo

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