Michelangelo's Tomb for Julius II: Genesis and Genius

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Christoph Luitpold FrommelWith contributions by Claudia Echinger-Maurach, Antonio Forcellino, and Maria Forcellino
 In 1505, Michelangelo (1475–1564) began planning the magnificent tomb for Pope Julius II, which would dominate the next forty years of his career. Repeated failures to complete the monument were characterized by Condivi, Michelangelo’s authorized biographer, as “the tragedy of the tomb.” This definitive book thoroughly documents the art of the tomb and each stage of its complicated evolution…