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Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty
Rivalry in Florence
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.
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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.