Museum Art Reproductions Michelangelo`s Draft for the Tomb of Julius II by Giacomo Rocca (1592-1605, Italy) | WahooArt.com

Giacomo Rocca - Pen (i) - 580 x 393 cm - (Staatliche Museen (Berlin, Germany)) (i), Giacomo Rocca - Pen (i) - 580 x 393 cm - (Staatliche Museen (Berlin, Germany)) (i) There are wonderful wall paintings in the Cluniac chapel of Château des Moines at Berzé-la-Ville, near Cluny. The chapel contains the tomb of Abbot Hugh of Cluny (1049-1109) who designed the programme of the mural paintings of highly peculiar iconography. These paintings represent the best surviving examples of the art of Cluny.In the apse, Christ is enthroned as omnipotent ruler of the world. To the right, the arm of this imposing figure extends beyond the luminous sphere to pass the scroll of the law to St Peter, who is accompanied by other apostles and four further saints.