The Agony and the Ecstasy
For what purpose did Pope Julius originally commission Michelangelo in the novel, The Agony and the Ecstasy?
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Pope Julius originally commissions Michelangelo to produce his tomb—an impressive edifice with forty sculptures—but then forces Michelangelo to paint the vault of the Sistine Chapel instead. The project of the tomb will haunt Michelangelo for decades.
The Agony and the Ecstasy