As we move closer and closer to the future, many famous figures of the past will most likely be forgotten. Often, famous or well-known people will have commissioned famous artists to create a work of art or masterpiece of themselves that will help people of the future by showing who or what that person was. For example, Sir Isaac Newton, famous for describing universal gravitation and the 3 laws of motion, received a memorial statue at Oxford University or even his visible monument at Westminster Abbey which helps us tell the story of his life's work. However, statues are not the only way to remember people, a small thing like a photo, a film in which that person participated, or even a music CD that tells us how that person expressed themselves, there is many ways in which people can remember. Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to design and sculpt his tomb before his death. As for Pope Alexander VII, he commissioned Bernini to create his own tomb. Even though both works of art serve the same purpose, they differ in style, size, and symbolism. So, in this article I will compare and contrast both works of art, patrons and artists. The High Renaissance period began in the 1490s and lasted until 1527. From 1494 to 1559 began the Italian Wars, which were a series of wars fought primarily between major European powers like the France and the Holy Roman Emperor, for the territories of the rich Italian peninsula. Pope Julius II commanded the papal army and fought in a few campaigns. Perhaps one of the major events of the Italian Wars was the Sack of Rome of 1527. The Sack of Rome was an attack ordered by the King of Spain and France that led approximately 45,000 men, women and . ..... middle of paper ......., sd Web. April 30, 2014. "Web Gallery of Art, image collection, virtual museum, searchable database of European fine arts (1000-1900)." Web Gallery of Art, image collection, virtual museum, searchable database of European fine arts (1000-1900). Np, and Web. April 30, 2014. .Gardner, Helen, Richard G. Tansey and Fred S. Kleiner. Gardner's Art Through the Ages. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace College, 1996. Print. Williams, Stephen. “The High Renaissance”. Academy of the University of Fine Arts, San Francisco. . Conference. Williams, Stephen . “The Italian Baroque”. Academy of the University of Fine Arts, San Francisco. . Lecture.Avery, Charles and David Finn. Bernini: genius of the baroque. Boston: Bulfinch, 1997. Print.