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Rivalry in Florence

Season 2025 Episode 2 | 2m 20s

After making their names in Rome and Milan, Michelangelo and Leonardo both return to Florence, where the stage is set for a fierce rivalry between the two great artists – each determined to prove himself Florence’s favorite son.

Extras
Michelangelo carves his David: a symbol of Florence’s strength and fortitude.
Leonardo travels to Milan, determined to make his name at the court of the Duke of Sforza.
Michelangelo carves his ±Ê¾±±ð³Ùà – a remarkable image of the Madonna holding her dead son.
Michelangelo unveils the Sistine Chapel ceiling, but the process prompts a crisis of faith.
How the greatest artworks of all time were born of an era of war, rivalry and bloodshed.