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Michelangelo battles Raphael for Papal favor as violent religious schisms engulf Europe.

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Fierce rivalry between Michelangelo and Leonardo is heightened by the arrival of Raphael.

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Michelangelo and Leonardo struggle to win work in the brutal world of Renaissance Italy.

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How the greatest artworks of all time were born of an era of war, rivalry and bloodshed.

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Michelangelo unveils the Sistine Chapel ceiling, but the process prompts a crisis of faith.

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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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Michelangelo and Leonardo both return to Florence, where the stage is set for a fierce rivalry.