The Renaissance Portrait: Commissioning Portrait Painting To Michelangelo

The Renaissance Portrait
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Part 1- Pope Julius II commissioning portrait painting to Michelangelo
I am commissioning a portrait representing me and believe that you are among the bests suited to achieve this. As you know, I have commissioned prior artists what have also painted pictures that have appeared in Church, and even those portraying me However, I would like another painting on my portrait, and give you the honor to do this. While there are no restrictions on how I appear, the painting will be placed inside the Church where visitors can view it. As I commission the portrait I am well aware of the place of religion in the society, and hope that more people will be interested on religious iconography and religious themes when they get to understand many of your works that address Christianity and relevance of the religion to the people.
I know you are aware of the importance of papal portraits to my fellow Catholics and I intend to present the picture to the Church and hope that a congregant will eventually own it. I want the portrait to only feature me and preferably seated down and the subject being religious authority and even this resembles other papal portraiture, you also need to make it unique. I will fund for the piece, and believe that your work is some of the best, and as you have previously worked with other portraits you are well positioned to work on the painting. While there are allegorical representations of the sacrament in religious paintings before, this portrait different as it only depicts the pope.
I prefer the oil painting on the wood panel or the canvas, and you may choose either of the two whichever is the most realistic and likely to produce the best results. Since the painting will feature me (Pope Julius II), I want it to be easily recognizable. As other artists have worked with oil, it has been shown to be more versatile unlike fresco, which is difficult t...