Pope Julius II entered the Vatican in 1503 as the new Pontifex Maximus, and during his ten-year papacy worked successfully to safeguard the church state and the unity of Italy. During his pontificate, the greatest patron in the history of the Church made Rome the centre of the Italian High Renaissance. He not only initiated Bramante’s plans for the reconstruction of St. Peter’s Cathedral but also provided the financial support for Michelangelo’s world-famous ceiling fresco in the Sistine Chapel.
With its composition of gold-plated latticework on a cream-coloured lacquered background, the Patron of Art Edition Pope Julius II recalls the colours of the papal clothing. On the Edition 888 the filigree latticework is made of 750 solid gold and the guilloched lacquer background shimmers in a luxuriant maroon. The cap head is a masterful reflection of the tiara, the headdress of the Pontiff. The 18-carat gold nib bears the finely engraved emblem of the Pope , the coat of arms of Pope Julius II, who, like hardly any other before or after him, led the clergy and was a Patron of the Arts.
Launch 2005
Limitation:
Fountain Pens (cream-coloured) 4,810
Fountain Pens (marron-lacquer) 888