of
the extremities of the chief bastion of that fortress--namely, on the
outer side--the escutcheon of the Emperor Charles V, upheld by two nude
and lifesize Victories, which were much extolled, as they still are. And
for the extremity of another bastion, in the direction of the city, on
the southern side, he made the arms of Duke Alessandro in the same kind
of stone, with two figures. Not long after, he executed a large Crucifix
of wood for the Nuns of S. Apollonia; and for Alessandro Antinori, a
very rich and noble merchant of Florence at that time, he prepared a
most magnificent festival for the marriage of his daughter, with
statues, scenes, and many other most beautiful ornaments.

Having then gone to Rome, he received from Buonarroti a commission to
make two figures of marble, each five braccia high, for the tomb of
Julius II, which was finished and erected at that time by Michelagnolo
in S. Pietro in Vincula. But Raffaello, falling ill while he was
executing this work, was not able to put into it his usual zeal and
diligence, on which account he lost credit thereby, and gave little
satisfaction to Michelagnolo. At the visit of the Emperor Charles V to
Rome, for which Pope Paul III prepared a festival worthy of that
all-conquering Prince, Raffaello made with clay and stucco, on the Ponte
S. Angelo, fourteen statues so beautiful, that they were judged to be
the best that had been made for that festival. And, what is more, he
executed them with such rapidity that he was in time to come to
Florence, where the Emperor was likewise expected, to make within the
space of five days and no more, on the abutment of the Ponte a S.
Trinita two Rivers of clay, each five braccia high, the Rhine to stand
for Germany and the Danube for Hungary.

After this, having been summoned to Orvieto, he made in marble, in a
chapel wherein the excellent sculptor Mosca had previously executed many
most beautiful ornaments, the story of the Magi in half-relief, which
proved to be a very fine work, on account of the great variety of
figures and the good manner with which he executed them.

[Illustration: HEAD OF GASTON DE FOIX, FROM THE TOMB

(_After_ Agostino Busti [Il Bambaja]. _Milan: Brera_)

_Alinari_]

Then, having returned to Rome, he was appointed by Tiberio Crispo, at
that time Castellan of the Castello di S. Angelo, as architect of that
great structure; whereupon he set in order many rooms there, adorning
them with carvings in