He lured Gianpaolo Baglioni to Rome by a safe-conduct, and then had him imprisoned and beheaded in the Castle of S.Angelo.Julius delighted in war and was never happier than when the cannons roared around him at Mirandola.

Leo vexed the soul of his master of the ceremonies because he would ride out a-hunting in topboots.

Julius designed S.Peter's and comprehended Michael Angelo.

Leo had the wit to patronize the poets, artists and historians who added luster to his Court; but he brought no new great man of genius to the front.

The portraits of the two Popes, both from the hand of Raphael, are exceedingly characteristic.