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…Julius II. He was to paint the four branches of knowledge: Religion (the Disputa), Philosophy (the School of Athens), Poetry (Parnassus, home of the Muses), and Law (the Cardinal Virtues under Justice). His most outstanding work in the papal apartments…

…of perfect humanity. In 1508 Michelangelo was summoned back to Rome by Pope Julius II to produce his tomb. Due to a shortage of money the pope ordered him to put aside the tomb in favor of painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. "The Sistine Chapel had…

…including sacrificing and praye. In 55b.c. Julius Ceaser of Rome invaded England over the next 3000 years Romans reigned England a more civilized culture and brought the cathoolic religion, meaning "universal religion." The Romans also brought roads, public…

…is analogous to a house of cards. If one card is disturbed, the entire thing may crash down. The effect of diversion is foreshadowed by the treachery of Julius Beaufort. He debauches the whole system and gains the scorn of all the other elitists. Further scandal…

…Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel from 1508 to 1541, during a time of transformation for not only the Catholic Church but for art as well. Pope Julius II originally commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling. It was almost two-and-one-half…

…variety of poses and positions that were a prelude to his next major project, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. In 1505 the Pope Julius II recalled Michelangelo to Rome for two commissions. The most important one was for the frescoes…

…is fixed on his oversized goblet of wine, and his stance indicates that he been greatly affected by the consumption of his goblet. The tomb of Julius II and the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel illustrate the triumph of the soul over the material world. Both…

…of Cascina, destined for the Sala dei Cinquecento of the Palazzo Vecchio. With this work, he demonstrates his ability as a painter. In 1505 the Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to produce his tomb which was planned to be the most magnificent of Christian times…

…, Cesare Borgia, Julius II and Maximilian first hand. This would deem him qualified as an appropriate critic of the political situation during the early 16th Century. Machiavelli was not so much against the church as a Spiritual entity but rather, it failed…

…of the Battle of Cascina barely started; the first designs for the Tomb of Julius; all of these unfinished. When Michelangelo was born grandiosity was the disease of political Italy. The political life of contemporary Italy then suffered, by and large, from…