"By 1515, after Pope Julius II famously commissioned Michelangelo to repaint the chapel's ceiling (1508"1515), the chapel had become decidedly top-heavy in its decoration. Then-Pope Leo X (born Giovanni de' Medici) commissioned a series of designs for tapestries from the artist who was already decorating the papal apartment, Raffaello Sanzio, known to many as Raphael. […]
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 11:48AM on February 28, 2020