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RAFFAELLO Sanzio: Portrait of Julius II

🖼 Portrait of Julius II, 1512
Tempera on wood
108.5 × 80 cm
Florence, Italy

Piercing eyes and a formidable presence dominate this oil portrait of the aging pontiff, rendered with masterful precision and subtle modeling. Raphael captures Julius II's iron will and political authority, establishing the prototype for papal portraiture and Renaissance power imagery that influenced centuries of leadership representation.

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E. H. Gombrich
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