Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty

Series 1

2024 · 3 episodes · 2h 56m in all · 1.7/10

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

Episodes

1. 

   1. Rise

   2 Dec 2024 · 59 min · 3.0/10

   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. 

   2. Rivalry

   9 Dec 2024 · 58 min · 1.0/10

   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. 

   3. Redemption

   16 Dec 2024 · 59 min · 1.0/10

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