Design for the Tomb of Pope Julius

Artist: Michelangelo Buonarroti
Artwork: Design for the Tomb of Pope Julius
Description: This is a pen and brown ink drawing over black chalk on off-white laid paper. The drawing is a design for the tomb of Pope Julius II, who died in 1513. The tomb was never completed, but Michelangelo worked on it for many years. The drawing shows the proposed design for the tomb, which would have been made of marble and bronze. The tomb would have been decorated with sculptures of the pope, as well as angels, and other figures.
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