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In 1503, Pope Julius II experienced been successful the notorious Alexander VI, and Julius II helped bring an appreciation for the arts to the papacy. After Michelangelo finished the flurry of works that he previously worked on during the past four years, he was commissioned by Pope Julius II to complete a tomb in the Pope's honor. The project was to be substantial in scope, and the tomb was to be placed within St. Peter's Basilica, the construction of which was designed to happen while Michelangelo designed the tomb.Michelangelo approached the project with great ambition, delegating a complete six months exclusively to selecting the marble to be used for the tomb. For this task, he traveled to Carrara, a city in the Tuscany region that were the foundation for the marble used in many of his previous works. Michelangelo dedicated himself only to the project until 1506, of which point he came back to Rome credited to a lack of available money. Therefore, he relocated back again to Florence despite having no tasks commissioned there, but the temperamental Pope Julius then ordered him back again to Rome, threatening to wage conflict on Florence if he didn't return. With no alternative, Michelangelo came back to Rome later in 1506, but the project was doomed to fail with Pope Julius in command line. Julius was dubious and finally became consumed with the fact that it was bad luck to possess one's tomb built during his life span. As a result, the project was aborted totally in 1508.
