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- Pope Julius II was arguably the most important patron of the arts in early 16th-century Europe. He commissioned some of the most sublime and influential works of the period from Raphael, including the famous School of Athens, one of a series of frescoes in the papal stanze or apartments.
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Julius was a great patron of the arts, commissioning Raphael to decorate the papal apartments in the Vatican and ordering the rebuilding of St Peter’s in Rome. The two golden acorns on the Pope’s chair allude to his family name, della Rovere ( rovere is Italian for oak).
Art patronage of Julius II. Raphael 's, School of Athens (1509–1511), a fresco in the Raphael Rooms of the Apostolic Palace, Vatican. Pope Julius II (reigned 1503–1513), commissioned a series of highly influential art and architecture projects in the Vatican.
Julius II, the great patron of the high Renaissance, and it's thanks to Julius that we have, oh gosh, so many things. The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, the Basilica of Saint Peter's, Rafael's frescoes in the Stanza.
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- Beth Harris,Steven Zucker
- Although oil paint was first used for the Buddhist Paintings by Indian and Chinese painters in western Afghanistan sometime between the fifth and t...
- It says at 1:15 that this painting is dated by the fact that he has the beard that he grew as a symbol of mourning for the city (Bologna I think) w...
- I'd agree with that. My first thought upon looking at his mouth was that he hadn't put his dentures in (if in fact he had any).
Pope Julius II (Latin: Iulius II; Italian: Giulio II; born Giuliano della Rovere; 5 December 1443 – 21 February 1513) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1503 to his death, in February 1513.
Oct 4, 2022 · This exciting masterpiece, painted by Raphael between 1511-1512, depicts Pope Julius II in a new way. Raphael breaks with all iconographic tradition and places the pope at the centre of the canvas not as an aseptic hieratic figure, but as a real man.
Jun 1, 2012 · It is said that Julius II wanted this painting for his tomb because St. Sixtus, the Greek-born Martyr Pope Sixuts II beheaded on August 6, 258 AD by the Emperor Valerian, was the patron saint of his family, Della Rovere.
Dec 6, 2023 · Raphael, Portrait of Pope Julius II, 1511, oil on poplar, 108.7 x 81 cm (National Gallery, London) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker.
