To some, «The School of Athens» by Raphael is just a piece of artwork. But if you put a little thought into it while looking at it, you will clearly see that it is a mirror of society.
The painting was painted in the Renaissance era, painted on fresco. The artwork portrays groups of people sitting in papal palace, writing, reading, discussing or observing. The two groups on the bottom left and right both seem to be studying. The bottom left group are reading, discussing and writing. It also seems like some members of the group are looking at a sketch. The bottom right group are doing less individual work. They are all crowded around a man that's using a compass. Most of the group members are observing what the man is doing, while the other members are conversing. Raphaels artwork sends us a message. A message about what was actually going on in the Renaissance. People were starting to share knowledge with each other. They were starting to figure out and explore things on their own, just like what is being portrayed in the painting. «The School of Athens» has a message that is to be read by paying close attention to the details. Raphael tells us about the changes that happened in the Renaissance. His artwork is a mirror of society.

"The School of Athens" is an excellent piece of art by Raphael, and if I was to be part of it I would be Hypatia of Alexandria.

Hypatia was one of the first women to contribute with something helpful to the development of math. She was daughter of a philosopher and he was also her math teacher. Hypatia became the leader of the Platonist school at Alexandria in 400 AD. She taught math and philosophy.

Hypatia was lucky to be a mathematician, since only 12% of the Greek mathematicians were women. This has not changed today. She edited the work On the Conics of Apollonius, and this made a huge impact on math because Hypatias edits made the book a lot easier to understand. Just like Hypatia, I too understand the importance of learning. I don't know if I would die for my belief like her, but I admire her stubbornness and courage, which is why I would be her in "School of Athens".