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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.
Julius II (born Dec. 5, 1443, Albisola, Republic of Genoa—died Feb. 21, 1513, Rome) was the greatest art patron of the papal line (reigned 1503–13) and one of the most powerful rulers of his age.
- Hans Kühner
A key figure of the Italian Renaissance and a dynamic patron of Renaissance art in Rome, Giuliano della Rovere (1453-1513) - better known as Pope Julius II (1503-13) - was the nephew of Francesco della Rovere (1414-84), who himself ruled as Pope Sixtus IV (1471-84).
Between 1508 and 1512, under the patronage of Pope Julius II, Michelangelo painted the chapel's ceiling, a project that changed the course of Western art and is regarded as one of the major artistic accomplishments of human civilization.
May 25, 2011 · A study of the pontificate, covering Julius II’s restoration of papal authority in the Papal States, his life in Rome, his court, the rival councils of Pisa and Lateran V, and his work as a legislator and patron of the arts.
Sep 30, 2020 · Michelangelo fled Rome and the interminable saga that was the design and execution of the tomb of Pope Julius II (r. 1503-1513 CE), while Leonardo da Vinci was notorious for not finishing commissions simply because his overactive mind lost interest in them after a while. In some cases, the master artist might have deliberately left some parts ...
Jul 11, 2019 · For example Julius II is usually remembered for the indelible traces of art that he generated thanks to his intense patronage: he was the one who asked to Michelangelo the frescos of the vault at the Sistine Chapel, the man who asked to Raphael to decorate his private rooms, the pope who ordered to Bramante to completely rebuilt the St Peter ...
