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Nicknamed the Warrior Pope, the Battle Pope or the Fearsome Pope, it is often speculated that he had chosen his papal name not in honor of Pope Julius I but in emulation of Julius Caesar. One of the most powerful and influential popes, Julius II was a central figure of the High Renaissance and left a significant cultural and political legacy. [ 1 ]
Portrait of Pope Julius II is an oil painting of 1511–1512 by the Italian High Renaissance painter Raphael.The portrait of Pope Julius II was unusual for its time and would carry a long influence on papal portraiture.
Julius II was described by Machiavelli in his works as the ideal prince. Pope Julius II allowed people seeking indulgences to donate money to the Church which would be used for the construction of Saint Peter's Basilica. 217: 9 March 1513 – 1 December 1521 (8 years, 267 days) Leo X LEO Decimus: Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici
Pope Julius II (reigned 1503–1513), commissioned a series of highly influential art and architecture projects in the Vatican. The painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo and of various rooms by Raphael in the Apostolic Palace are considered among the masterworks that mark the High Renaissance in Rome .
The pope summoned Michelangelo to Rome in early 1505 and commissioned him to design his tomb, forcing the artist to leave Florence with his planned Battle of Cascina painting unfinished. [12] [13] [14] By this time, Michelangelo was established as an artist; [a] both he and Julius II had hot tempers and soon argued.
Why did Raphael put Averroes in the Pope’s painting? The answer is Averroes was also a philosopher (known as The Commentator) whose commentaries on Aristotle translated into Hebrew and Latin in ...
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