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Oil on wood. Dimensions. 108 cm × 80.7 cm (43 in × 31.8 in) Location. National Gallery, London, Uffizi and other versions. 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.
Aug 3, 2023 · The tomb monument for Pope Julius II della Rovere was one of the first commissions Michelangelo received from the Pope himself upon his arrival in Rome at the beginning of the sixteenth century. It was intended by the patron to be a free-standing, enormous, and auto-celebratory mausoleum.
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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.
Greatest Paintings Ever. Pope Julius II (1453-1513: reigned 1503-13) Renaissance Patron of the Arts in Rome. Contents • Biography • Road to the Papacy • Artistic Achievements • Legacy. For a general guide to the evolution of painting, sculpture and other artforms, see: History of Art (2.5 Million BCE -present).
Jun 6, 2021 · He received the commission to paint the Pope’s portrait in the year 1511 and completed it the year after in 1512. It’s far from being his largest work as the painting has dimensions of 108 × 80.7 centimeters (43 × 31.8 inches). The Pope depicted by Raphael in the “Mass at Bolsena.”. / Wiki Commons.
Amazingly, Michelangelo left Rome when the Pope was summoned away on a war expedition to avoid this painting commission. Luckily for the history of Western art, Pope Julius II forced...
Oct 14, 2023 · The portrait of Pope Julius II by Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael, dates between June 1511 and March 1512. Commissioned by Julius II, Raphael's oil painting would become one of inspiration and admiration - influencing the future of papal portraiture.
