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...ral position of the lower story. Unfortunately, the 1513 project came to an abrupt end in 1515 when political differences terminated the good relations between Leo X and the Duke of Urbino. The Duke’s refusal to support the Pope in his campaign against the French in Lombardy resulted in his exile and drastically effected the development of “the monument of glory of the enemy family.[13]” Once again, Michelangelo is forced to alter the monument to appease rising exterior pressures. Structurally speaking, the third tomb suffered reductions in scale, but for the most part the lower story remained the same. The main changes of the 1516 project occurred in the upper tier with the replacement of the cappelletta by a completely new structure. The new structure covers the breadth of the lower level and its reduced height to 14 feet makes for a closer relationship with the 10-foot high lower level. Visually, this h...