\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \ri14895 \f1 This painting is a portrait of Julius II della Rovere, a combative and tenacious pope who was the eager patron of Raphael an
d Michelangelo. The pontiffÆs strong-willed character is expressed through his intense gaze and the way that the elderly manÆs hands, in spite of his age, firmly grip the arms of the chair and the handkerchief.