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| | Pope Julius III |
 | | Julius III, né Gian Maria del Monte or Giovan Maria Giocci (September 10, 1487 - March 23, 1555) pope from February 7, 1550 to 1555, the last of the High Renaissance popes, was born at Rome, the son of a famous jurist. |
 | | Julius stood by his choice, and in the Villa Giulia the ceiling fresco of a portico depicts a vine-covered trellis, where putti play with one another's genitals. |
 | | Julius was a friend of the Jesuits, to whom he granted a fresh confirmation in 1550, and he appointed Ippolito d'Este as governor of Tivoli, where Ippolito immediately set about creating the Villa d'Este. |
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