The golden days of the renaissance in Rome, from the pontificate of Julius II to that of Paul III (1906)
Lanciani, Rodolfo Amedeo, 1847-1929 · Boston; New York : Houghton, Mifflin and company · leaf 350
genius of the age Avith whom Agostino nevercame in contact was Michelangelo Buonarroti. Perhaps theproud nature of the artist made him loath to bend l)eforewealth ; perhaps the banker had recognized in the Floren-tine master the rival, if not the enemy, of Raphael, andhaving openly espoused the… … W < 7 oO H S C o >:: o s > O rt 2 s S > E < tO w J AGOSTINO CHIGI IL MAGNIFICO 293 (through the bhiiider of Agostinos head cashier, GiuUoBorg-hese) but Michelangelo himself! I do not know whetherhe accepted the trust or how the matter ended; at all events,the premature death of the…