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Italian artist of Florence who studied the great works by Leonardo da Vinci and appreciated the classical period. His most famous works was The School of Athens .
A
Shakespeare
B
Michelangelo
C
Raphael
D
Petrarch
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The School of Athens is a fresco painted by the Renaissance master Raphael Sanzio (1483-1520) between 1509 and 1511.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is Raphael famous for? Raphael is probably most famous for his paintings, including Madonna in the Meadow (1505/06), School of Athens (c. 1508–11), Sistine Madonna (1512/13), The Transfiguration (1516–20), and Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione (c. 1514–15).

Detailed explanation-3: -The Early Renaissance style was started by Masaccio and then further developed by Fra Angelico, Paolo Uccello, Piero della Francesca, Sandro Botticelli, Verrocchio, Domenico Ghirlandaio and Giovanni Bellini.

Detailed explanation-4: -Raphael, School of Athens. The School of Athens represents all the greatest mathematicians, philosophers and scientists from classical antiquity gathered together sharing their ideas and learning from each other. These figures all lived at different times, but here they are gathered together under one roof.

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