A major papal patron during the High Renaissance who commissioned the frescoes on the Sistine Chapel ceiling was _______.

a. Pope John Paul II
b. Pope Julius II
c. Pope Leo X
d. King Charles I
e. Cardinal Giovanni de’ Medici


b. Pope Julius II

a. Incorrect. Pope John Paul II was not a major papal patron in the High Renaissance.
b. Correct. Pope Julius II was the major papal patron in the High Renaissance who commissioned the Sistine ceiling.
c. Incorrect. Pope Leo X was not the major papal patron in the High Renaissance who commissioned the Sistine ceiling.
d. Incorrect. King Charles I was not a major papal patron in the High Renaissance.
e. Incorrect. Cardinal Giovanni de’ Medici II was not a major papal patron in the High Renaissance.

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