Giulio Romano

Giulio Romano (b. before 1499, Rome - d. 1546 Mantua, Italy) was so famous in the century after his death that he is the only "modern" artist mentioned by Shakespeare in a play. A Roman native, by about 1515 he was working for Raphael in the Vatican, eventually becoming the master's most trusted aide. Raphael's late works indicate the increasing torsion and tension that Ma...