One befuddled visitor asked, “Is this the tomb of Moses?” From inside our earbuds, our unflappable tour guide intoned: “Ecco, the Tomb of Pope Julius II by Michelangelo Buonarroti ...

She said the statue was created by Michelangelo Buonarroti, the Renaissance master ... theorizing it influenced Michelangelo's sculpture of Moses. Throughout the first half of the 19th century ...