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The Divine Michelangelo

  • 2004
  • Ended
  • Drama
  • 1 season
  • 9.0/10

A two-part docudrama tracing the extraordinary life of one of art's towering legends.

Latest: Season 1 · 2004

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  1. E1. Part 1

    Feb 29, 2004

    In the first episode the name of Michelangelo is immortalised when, at 26, he produces a colossal statue of biblical hero David from a flawed piece of marble.

  2. E2. Part 2

    Mar 7, 2004

    The docudrama follows the difficulties Michelangelo experienced after receiving a commission to paint the vast ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.