Raphael - Portrait of Pope Julius II, 1512, 108 x 81 cm. This is a portrait of Pope Julius II, shortly before his death in 1513, wearing a red and white cape. The pope had grown a beard to show that he was upset about the loss of the city of Bologna. Julius II was a liberal patron of arts, employing Bramante for the design of St. Peter's cathedral, and bringing Raphael to Rome to decorate his private apartments and commissioning Michelangelo for the frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and for his own tomb. Julius is seated in an armchair adorned with his own personal emblem, the acorn. The pope’s head is in the centre of the painting, with a line emphasized down to the handkerchief in his hand.