Italian Renaissance painter Raphael created The School of Athens to celebrate the intellects that laid the groundwork for Western philosophy. He brought scholars of different schools and eras under the arch of an imaginary grand hallway, facilitating discussions among philosophers and mathematicians from ancient Greece. Centuries passed, and the fresco upholds itself as a symbolic piece that epitomises the spirit of Renaissance, especially in that of rejuvenating and reinventing classicism.

In view of how Raphael imagined the School as a symposium for the Greeks to gather traversing temporal and geographical boundaries, Vittoria Chierici envisioned herself as a student at the School, having the capacity to experiment on the techniques and theories of painting. From October 23rd to December 4th 2021, Rossi & Rossi Hollywood Road is presenting The Philosophers’ Clothes to showcase Chierici’s interpretation of The School of Athens. The works are like pages of her learning journal, and viewers witness her progress as she realises the connection of different ideas.

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