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5 days ago · Another of the figures that adorns the mausoleum of Pope Julius II is the statue of the Dying Slave, Michelangelo, following the patterns of the Roman funerary monuments, adorned the tomb of the pontiff with statues of captives.
5 days ago · The 16th-century Florentine artist Michelangelo was commissioned by Pope Julius II to paint the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling and the upper section of its walls. This was the artist’s focus from 1508 to 1512.
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4 days ago · Religion. Remembering the historic "Mass of four popes" Ten years ago John Paul II and John XXIII were canonized by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square on April 27, the first double canonization...
2 days ago · By the time Pope Julius II, one of many papal father figures in Michelangelo’s life, commissioned him to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo was now in his mid-30s. The project took four years, consuming a great amount of physical and mental energy.
1 day ago · Some of the most famous Popes, including the beloved tomb of John Paul II and countless other Popes from the fifth century to present day. Learn about the plans of Pope Julius II to have an enormous tomb created for him, a task which he commissioned Michelangelo to.
11 hours ago · The main difference lies in the fact that they illustrate different moments in the narrative: while the first depicts the moving of Christ´s body, the other paintings show it being placed in the tomb. The later versions were also owned by Spaniards: Philip II and Antonio Pérez.
2 days ago · Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni confirmed the site of Benedict’s tomb to journalists on Jan. 2, the first day the pope emeritus’ body was laid in state in St. Peter’s Basilica. Benedict’s death at age 95 was announced in Rome on Dec. 31.
