Reflections of light are shafts, opening the eyes of historians intrigued and absorbed in the moment. These are the eyes leading to discovery, willing to share new found knowledge. Art is to be interpreted by the reader. It is not only that emotions and feelings are depicted through art, but evidence of era is also captured – not through the lens of a camera, instead through the talent and persistence of dedicated artists. Past experiences, development, architecture, and important figures, are all revealed in art. The School of Athens is a sophisticated piece, clearly stating through the architecture and behavior of the painted figures that this painting, full of life, represents a rebirth of ideas, the Renaissance. Art drives steadfast minds towards hidden treasures of knowledge, piecing together clues. As a new age and era forms in front of you, art opens up the blinds of the window, creating an indication of how people and time are represented. Through the window, lay a field of answers – waiting to further illuminate. People reach out, only to be barricaded by their ignorance – a window which mirrors the past to which we yearn to enter and understand. In The School of Athens, art mirrors a civilization of growth, and the essence of a time far away, yet right before our contemporary world.
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