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Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty

  • 2024
  • Ended
  • Drama · Documentary · War & Politics
  • ~59m / ep
  • 1 season
  • 5.0/10

The greatest art works of all time - born of war and bloodshed - as rival artists Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael compete to craft beauty from chaos. Starring Charles Dance.

Latest: Series 1 · 2024

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The story of how the greatest art works of all time were born of war and bloodshed.

  1. E1. Rise

    Dec 2, 2024 · 59m

    Michelangelo and Leonardo struggle to make their reputations in the brutal world of Renaissance Italy, as both must play a high-stakes game to win favour.

  2. E2. Rivalry

    Dec 9, 2024 · 58m

    Against a backdrop of political upheaval in Florence, Michelangelo and Leonardo jostle for artistic supremacy. But the arrival of the young prodigy Raphael threatens both men.

  3. E3. Redemption

    Dec 16, 2024 · 59m

    Michelangelo’s rivalry with Raphael reaches new heights in Rome, while a violent religious schism engulfs Europe and makes the artist question everything.

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