From Lives of the Artists: Michelangelo Buonarroti
By Giorgio Vasari
Michelangelo had become so famous because of his Pietà, the colossal statue of David at Florence, and the cartoon [a full-scale drawing for a mural that Michelangelo planned but never executed], that when in 1503 Alexander VI died and Julius II was elected Pope (at which time Buonarroti was about twenty-nine years old) Julius very graciously summoned him to Rome to build his tomb; and to meet the expenses of the journey he was paid a hundred crowns by the Pope's agent. After he had arrived in Rome, however, many months were let go by before he was asked to do any work. But eventually the Pope chose for his tomb the design made by Michelangelo. This design was an eloquent proof of Michelangelo's genius, for in beauty and magnificence, wealth of ornamentation and richness of statuary it surpassed every ancient or imperial tomb ever made. When he saw it Pope Julius grew more ambitious and resolved to set about rebuilding the church of St Peter's at Rome, and to raise his tomb inside.…
參考答案:呵呵，我的翻译，里面的英文名，我都翻译出来了，：）~
艺术家米开朗基罗.波那洛提的生活:
奥尔吉奥·瓦萨里序，
米开朗基罗由于他的圣母哀子图开始变得很著名,大卫的巨大雕像在佛罗伦萨,动画片[ 一张全方位图画为米开朗基罗计划的但从未执行],当1503年亚历山大六世过逝和朱利叶斯二代被选举为教皇(那时波那洛提大约是二十九岁) 朱利叶斯非常热情地邀请他到罗马修造他的陵墓; 并且旅途中的他费用由教皇机构支付了一百个币。在他到达了罗马后,然而,在他完成任一项工作之前，好几个月他才能离开。但最终教皇也选择了米开朗基罗为他设计的陵墓这个设计是米开朗基罗天才的证明,它们秀丽并且壮丽、财富式的装饰和丰厚的雕像，超过了祖先或曾经的皇家陵墓。当他看见了朱利叶斯教皇雄心勃勃的关于重建在罗马圣彼得的教会,并阔建他的陵墓里层....
Pietà是米开朗基罗的「圣母哀子像」,譬如他的大卫像：）~
