Pope Julius II

The Important Incorporation of Classical Iconography Within the Commissions of Lorenzo de’ Medici and Pope Julius II Julius II and Lorenzo de’ Medici arguably had not so dissimilar goals in their patronage. Patronage was a tool for exerting political power, exemplifying personal magnificence, and invoking a sense of civic duty. These patrons attempted to display different pieces of these attributes in different ways. Lorenzo de’ Medici, born into arguably the most prestigious family in Florence

artists during the renaissance, was very famous and turned out to be very wealthy. One of his patrons was named Pope Julius II. Pope Julius II has the nicknames, fearsome pope and the warrior pope. He paid Michelangelo to paint in the Sistine Chapel. The ceiling of the the chapel contains paintings of people in depth and figure. Michelangelo also got portions of money from grateful popes and princesses. Leonardo was first

If you want a painted dome that will impress the Pope himself, why don’t you choose a person who already does impress the Pope? One of Raphael’s patrons included a Pope, Leo X. Raphael also painted a very famous portrait of Pope Julius II. Would you really choose someone to paint a church that has not been friends with the Pope himself? If so, shame on you. In 1514, Raphael was appointed chief architect of the Vatican, a title not all artists get. Imagine all of the Vatican skills he could bring

Todeschini-Piccolomini, nephew of Pius II and a renowned man of virtue as the new pontiff who then took the name of Pius III. The newly elected pope died twenty-six days later. In this conclave, Giuliano finally succeeded in gathering enough votes for his claim of the papal seat . Most notably known as the Warrior Pope,

natural born artist. As an artist he was capable of different mediums of expressing his artistic talent. However he much preferred sculpting out of them all, it made him most satisfied. When Pope Julius II experienced Michelangelo’s painting he insisted that Michelangelo share his talent with the rest of Italy. Julius II also commissioned Buonarroti with other artistic projects but none were as important as that of the Sixtine Capella(Sistine Chapel). Michelangelo didn’t want to paint the ceiling of the

contemporary Leonardo.” Only living until the young age of 37, he definitely made his mark during the Renaissance era with his many drawings, paintings, and pieces of architecture. But the question to discuss is, what made his commissioned work with Pope Julius II more notable and memorable than any other pieces he has created? This paper will cover his biography, his drawing style with a brief overview of his surviving drawings, and one of his most notable commissions, the so-called Stanza Della Segnatura

He was born in a small town called Caprese, in Tuscany, Italy. Michelangelo was one of the most famous artists of the Italian Renaissance. According to Charles de Tolnay Michelangelo's three greatest works of his later life, were the Tomb of Pope Julius II, the Sistine Chapel ceiling, and the Medici Chapel(37).      Michelangelo's specialty was painting the human body unclothed. In order to learn to paint the human body so well he would dissect human corpses. His artistic

long for Erasmus to target Pope Julius II, nicknamed “The Fearsome Pope” and “The Warrior Pope”. Erasmus produced a skit that was created to ridicule Pope Julius II to all extents; it was named Iulias exclusus. Soon after Pope Julius II’s death, the skit spread like wild fire amongst the communities, quickly becoming the hot topic of various cities. The Roman Curia of the Holy See were very displeased with Erasmus and his actions. The Curia acted in the name of Pope Julius II, so when they learned of

large families gained power and lost, popes took power and had it resisted. However, through all these centuries a few characteristics stayed the same. Religion was the over-arching layer but deep inside the frescos and churches, courtly aesthetics, corruption and Christian propaganda dominated the time. Mainly between the medieval period and the protestant reformation, corruption in the church and in between large families and the church was very common. Pope Leo X, in office from 1513-1521, turned

of persuasive speaking and writing called rhetoric. Rhetoric became increasingly popular during this period and this could be seen through a lot of Renaissance works such as in “Letters of Catherine of Siena”, “Letters of Petrarch”, and “Erasmus, Julius Excluded from Heaven.” The three works all have one thing in common; it utilizes the art of persuasion. However, due to the fact that the authors have different motives and backgrounds, they ended up using different strategies to persuade their audiences