1. Summoned to Rome by Julius II

    · Rome, Lazio, Italy

    Summoned to Rome by Julius II
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    Pope Julius II summoned Michelangelo to Rome to design an enormous papal tomb, initiating a commission that would burden the artist for decades. Only early 1505 is supported.

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