Design for the Tomb of Pope Julius II della Rovere, 1505–6, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over stylus ruling and leadpoint, 20-1/16 x 12-9/16 in. (51 x 31.9 cm), Drawings, Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome), By 1505, eight years before his death, Pope Julius II della Rovere (reigned 1503-1513) had apparently already began contemplating plans to erect a grandiose tomb for himself in the new Saint Peter's Basilica being constructed according to Bramante’s design, and entrusted Michelangelo with the sculptural project
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Design, Tomb, Pope Julius II della Rovere, 1505–6, Pen, brown ink, brush, wash, stylus ruling, leadpoint, 20-1/16 x 12-9/16, 51 31.9 cm, Drawings, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Italian, Caprese, 1475–1564, Rome, 1505, eight years, death, Julius, II, della, Rovere, reigned 1503-1513, apparently, contemplating, plans, erect, grandiose tomb, new Saint, Peter, Basilica, constructed according, Bramante, design, entrusted Michelangelo, sculptural project
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