Michelangelo Buonarroti wasn’t a great painter, per his own admission, especially compared to his contemporaries and students ...

Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, or Raphael, is one of the greatest artists of all time and was part of the Holy Trinity of the ...

On January 14, 1506, Florentine architect Giuliano da Sangallo was summoned by Pope Julius II to attend an excavation ... appointing Raphael to judge the informal competition.

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I particularly enjoy attending exhibitions at Gallery 23 in Balzan. It is a cheerful kind of place. Perhaps it's the ambiance - how the space feels. Some galleries have an innate energy. Maybe ...

Pope Julius II decided to rebuild it, and construction began in the 16th century. Renowned artists like Bramante, Raphael and Michelangelo played big parts in designing and building the new basilica.

They marched armies on Rome. Pius III was elected, only to die 26 days into his tenure as pope. He was replaced by Julius II, who stripped Cesare of his titles. The lords of Romagna sought to rid ...

From inside our earbuds, our unflappable tour guide intoned: “Ecco, the Tomb of Pope Julius II by Michelangelo Buonarroti, painter of the Sistine Ceiling.” Like twittering birds, our flock ...

After missionary efforts many returned to union with Rome, and in 1553 Pope Julius III proclaimed the ... it had no single administrator until Pope John Paul II appointed a Major Archbishop ...

The villa was built for Agostino Chigi, a rich Sienese banker and the treasurer of Pope Julius II, who later commissioned Raphael to create a series of frescoes. The renaissance artist’s epic ...