Julius II commissions Michelangelo’s tombJan 1, 1505Labels: Pope Julius, St Peter'sWesternCivMetMuseumMichelangelo org
Michelangelo quarrels with Julius II and leaves RomeJan 1, 1506Labels: Michelangelo, Pope JuliusWesternCivMichelangelo org
Sistine Ceiling commission interrupts the tombJan 1, 1508Labels: Sistine Chapel, MichelangeloMetMuseumMichelangelo org
Michelangelo develops the Moses for the tombJan 1, 1513Labels: Moses sculpture, MichelangeloWesternCivSanPietroInfoWikipedia
Julius II dies; second tomb contract is signedMay 1, 1513Labels: Pope Julius, Tomb contractMetMuseumWikipediaStPetersInfo
Third contract further reduces the monumentJul 1, 1516Labels: Tomb contract, MichelangeloWikipediaMichelangelo org
Michelangelo gathers marble amid competing commitmentsJan 1, 1517Labels: Carrara marble, MichelangeloMichelangelo orgWesternCiv
Unfinished “Prisoners” are carved for later tomb plansJan 1, 1525Labels: Prisoners Slaves, MichelangeloWikipediaWikipediaWikipedia
New contract shifts toward a wall-tomb solutionJan 1, 1532Labels: Wall-tomb, Tomb contractWikipediaStPetersInfo
Paul III redirects Michelangelo; tomb work slows againJan 1, 1534Labels: Pope Paul, The LastMichelangelo orgStPetersInfo
Final negotiations restart work on the wall tombJan 1, 1542Labels: Rachel and, MichelangeloWikipediaWikipediaMichelangelo org
Tomb of Julius II is installed at San Pietro in VincoliJan 1, 1545Labels: San Pietro, Tomb ofMichelangelo orgWikipediaSanPietroInfo