This is Raphael's School of Athens, a painting widely viewed as the perfect example of the height of the high Italian Renaissance. The use of perspective is quite obvious here--its almost as if Raphael is showing off how much he understands correct perspective--something new at that time. There is a large amount of depth in this painting--the foreground is prominent, but your eye is quickly drawn to the farthest-away point which is placed dead center of the picture.
~Natasha
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