He does not mind spending three florins more; for that is a trifle, if they are Cosimesque in style, I mean resemble the work done for the magnificent Cosimo." Michelangelo could not have been the solitary worker of legend and tradition.

The nature of his present occupations rendered this impossible.

For the completion of his architectural works he needed a band of able coadjutors.

Thus in 1526 Giovanni da Udine came from Rome to decorate the vault of the sacristy with frescoed arabesques.

His work was nearly terminated in 1533, when some question arose about painting the inside of the lantern.