and self-indulgent. But their bloodline produced two popes—are they worthy of this notorious legacy? A family businessSurrounded by the elite of Europe, Pope Alexander VI (center), né Rodrigo ...

This was how Alexander Pope (1688-1744) was portrayed at the height of his career by artists such as Charles Jervas,Richardson and Van Loo. The famous portrait by Jean-Baptiste Van Loo (1684-1745 ...