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... Michelangelo's statue of Moses . This is the centrepiece of the tomb of Julius II , a pale shadow of the monument with over forty figures which Michelangelo had intended to make the central focus of St Peter's . The death of the pope in ...
... Michelangelo's statue of Moses . This is the centrepiece of the tomb of Julius II , a pale shadow of the monument with over forty figures which Michelangelo had intended to make the central focus of St Peter's . The death of the pope in ...
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... Michelangelo's greatest patrons , and during his reign Michelangelo became architect of St Peter's as well as painting both the Last Judgement and the Pauline Chapel ( which is still the pope's private chapel ) . Once again , Michelangelo ...
... Michelangelo's greatest patrons , and during his reign Michelangelo became architect of St Peter's as well as painting both the Last Judgement and the Pauline Chapel ( which is still the pope's private chapel ) . Once again , Michelangelo ...
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... Michelangelo's pupil and biographer , wrote : " In this work Michelangelo expressed all that the human figure is capable of in the art of painting , not leaving out any pose or action whatever . " Originally the figures were nude , but ...
... Michelangelo's pupil and biographer , wrote : " In this work Michelangelo expressed all that the human figure is capable of in the art of painting , not leaving out any pose or action whatever . " Originally the figures were nude , but ...
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1st century BC 2nd century 4th century BC altar ancient Apollo apse artist Augustus Baroque basilica Borghese bronze building built Capitol Caravaggio Cardinal CASTEL SANT'ANGELO Castor and Pollux catacombs ceiling centre Christ Christian church Circus Maximus COLOSSEUM columns constructed decorated designed Emperor Empire entrance Etruscan excavations facade fountains fresco Gallery Gian Lorenzo Bernini Hadrian Holy Imperial interior Italy Jacopo Torriti Julius Caesar Last Judgement later Madonna and Child marble masterpiece mausoleum metres Michelangelo monumental mosaic Moses Museum of Roman nave obelisk Old St Peter's painted palaces Palatine Palazzo dei Conservatori Pantheon papacy Paul Perugino Piazza Pietro Pinacoteca pope Porta portrait Raphael reconstructed Renaissance represents Revine Roma Roman Civilisation Roman copy ROMAN FORUM Rome saints Santa Maria Maggiore scene seven hills Sistine Chapel Sixtus St John Lateran ST PETER'S SQUARE statue Temple of Vesta Tiber Island Titus tomb Trajan's vault victory Villa Virgin wall