France’s parliament has loaned a rare tapestry depicting “The School of Athens,” an 18th-century fresco by the Italian High Renaissance master Raphael, to the Greek House, ekathimerini.com reports.
In a message on Twitter, Secretary-General of the Hellenic Parliament George Mylonakis thanked French lawmakers for the gesture and described the work as “an ode to Greek thought that laid the foundations of Democracy.”
The tapestry has adorned the Plenary Hall in the French assembly since 1879.
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