Pope Leo X is shown here in April 1520 at Raphael's bier, mourning the loss of his friend who died so young, in his early 40s.
Pope Leo X (Giovanni Lorenzo de' Medici) was pope from 1513 to his death in 1521. He gave the renowned Italian painter Raphael many commissions and made him the custodian of classical antiquities of Rome and the vicinity. Raphael is credited as the architect of the High Renaissance. In this 1894 illustration, Pope Leo X is shown in April 1520 at Raphael's bier, mourning the loss of his friend who died so young, in his early 40s.
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