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Pietà
July 08, 2025
Michelangelo carves his Pietà – a remarkable image of the Madonna holding her dead son. He is determined to “make something of such great and rare beauty that no one who saw it would not be moved to pity.”
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The Magnificence of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Ceiling
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Michelangelo unveils the Sistine Chapel ceiling, but the process prompts a crisis of faith....
Rivalry in Florence
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Michelangelo and Leonardo both return to Florence, where the stage is set for a fierce rivalry....
Leonardo in Milan
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Leonardo travels to Milan, determined to make his name at the court of the Duke of Sforza....
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July 8, 2025
How the greatest artworks of all time were born of an era of war, rivalry and bloodshed.
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