so he could get to work on his, julius' tomb which was never finished. >> despite his motivations, art flourishes under the della rovere pope and the papacy becomes more powerful and stronger than ever. >> he is a warrior pope who goes into battle leading his own soldiers wearing silver armour. that is to aggrandize himself to some extent, but it is also a part of a papacy that has to be underpinned by power. >> pope julius ii continues flaunting the power of the papacy until his death in 1513. by then another powerful italian family has been patiently plotting to take over the papal throne, and the young banking heir will take renaissance opulence to levels of excess from which the church may never recover. it's the volkswagen "smile, it's spring" sales event, where you will find great deals on award-winning suvs,