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Instead of the densely packed, turbulent surface of Michelangelo’s masterpiece, Raphael places his groups of calmly conversing philosophers and artists in an enormous court docket with vaults receding into the distance. Raphael was initially influenced by Leonardo, and he included the pyramidal composition and beautifully modelled faces of The Virgin of the Rocks into many of his own work of the Madonna. He differed from Leonardo, nevertheless, in his prodigious output, his even temperament, and his preference for classical harmony and clarity. The easiest encaustic combination could be made from including pigments to beeswax, but there are a number of…