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Art patronage of Julius II
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Pope Julius II, 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
Raphael's, School of Athens (1509–1511), a fresco in the Raphael Rooms of the Apostolic Palace, Vatican
Raphael's, School of Athens (1509–1511), a fresco in the Raphael Rooms of the Apostolic Palace, Vatican
Portrait of Julius II by Raphael, 1511–12, National Gallery
Portrait of Julius II by Raphael, 1511–12, National Gallery
On the wall above the main entrance door of the Sistine Chapel fresco of the Prophet Zechariah lower, with the face of Pope Julius II, le below the co
On the wall above the main entrance door of the Sistine Chapel fresco of the Prophet Zechariah lower, with the face of Pope Julius II, le below the coat of the same pope. Michelangelo.
Giulliano della Rovere, as cardinal (left), with his uncle and patron Francesco della Rovere, Pope Sixtus IV (right)
Giulliano della Rovere, as cardinal (left), with his uncle and patron Francesco della Rovere, Pope Sixtus IV (right)
Sistine Chapel
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The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City. Originally known as the Cappella Magna, it takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built b
Art patronage of Julius II
…Pope will renew his interest in the Tomb project. 1508 – Bramante and Raphael convince the Pope that Michelangelo's time would be better spent on the Sistine Chapel ceiling in the Vatican Palace (assuming that Michelangelo, primarily a sculptor, would have great difficulty in completing a painting of such scale…
East side of the Chapel, from the altar end
East side of the Chapel, from the altar end
The Sistine Chapel as it may have appeared in the 15th century (19th-century drawing)
The Sistine Chapel as it may have appeared in the 15th century (19th-century drawing)
Exterior of the Sistine Chapel.
Exterior of the Sistine Chapel.
A reconstruction of the appearance of the west Wall chapel in the 1480s, prior to the painting of the ceiling.
A reconstruction of the appearance of the west Wall chapel in the 1480s, prior to the painting of the ceiling.