During a four-year span at the peak of the Italian Renaissance Michelangelo Buonarroti painted what would become recognized as one of the world’s greatest artistic achievements, the enormous frescoes on the ceiling of Rome’s Sistine Chapel. Known more for his ability as a sculptor than as a painter—particularly not frescoes—Michelangelo was an unlikely and reluctant choice for the project. Yet Julius II, the dreaded “Warrior Pope” who rarely took no for an answer, stubbornly insisted that the talented and eccentric Florentine was the man for the job. in a page and half discuss the titanic clash of wills that resulted from the commissioning of this project. Which of these two men, in your opinion, was the most stubborn? Please explain. Was there a clear “winner” in this struggle between these two powerful Renaissance figures? Why or why not? Finally, which individual discussed in this book (other than Pope Julius II) would you label as the ultimate “bad guy”? Please explain.