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Where did Raphael include a self-portrait in the School of Athens?

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Raphael: The Grand Duke's Madonna — Raphael *The Grand Duke's Madonna*, oil painting by Raphael, 1505; in the Pitti Palace, Florence.

In the School of Athens, Raphael included a self-portrait on the lower right side of the fresco, positioned next to the figure of Ptolemy. In this portrait, the artist is depicted wearing a black beret and looking directly out at the viewer.1