Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty
How the greatest artworks of all time were born of an era of war, rivalry and bloodshed.
How the greatest artworks of all time were born of an era of war, rivalry and bloodshed.
Pietà
S2025 Ep1 | 3m 20s
Michelangelo carves his Pietà – a remarkable image of the Madonna holding her dead son.
Leonardo in Milan
S2025 Ep1 | 2m 35s
Leonardo travels to Milan, determined to make his name at the court of the Duke of Sforza.
Rivalry in Florence
S2025 Ep2 | 2m 20s
Michelangelo and Leonardo both return to Florence, where the stage is set for a fierce rivalry.
The Magnificence of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Ceiling
S2025 Ep3 | 5m 25s
Michelangelo unveils the Sistine Chapel ceiling, but the process prompts a crisis of faith.
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Fri 07/18
6:00 PM
KVIE World 6.3
Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty
Rivalry
Against a backdrop of political upheaval in Florence, Michelangelo and Leonardo vie for artistic supremacy; the arrival of the young prodigy Raphael ignites the flame of their fierce rivalry.
Fri 07/18
11:00 PM
KVIE World 6.3
Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty
Rivalry
Against a backdrop of political upheaval in Florence, Michelangelo and Leonardo vie for artistic supremacy; the arrival of the young prodigy Raphael ignites the flame of their fierce rivalry.
Tue 07/22
2:00 PM
KVIE2 6.2
Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty
Rivalry
Against a backdrop of political upheaval in Florence, Michelangelo and Leonardo vie for artistic supremacy; the arrival of the young prodigy Raphael ignites the flame of their fierce rivalry.
Tue 07/22
9:00 PM
KVIE HD 6.1
Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty
Redemption New
Michelangelo's rivalry with Raphael reaches new heights while a violent religious schism engulfs Europe.
Wed 07/23
2:00 AM
KVIE World 6.3
Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty
Rivalry
Against a backdrop of political upheaval in Florence, Michelangelo and Leonardo vie for artistic supremacy; the arrival of the young prodigy Raphael ignites the flame of their fierce rivalry.
Fri 07/25
6:00 PM
KVIE World 6.3
Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty
Redemption
Michelangelo's rivalry with Raphael reaches new heights while a violent religious schism engulfs Europe.
Fri 07/25
11:00 PM
KVIE World 6.3
Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty
Redemption
Michelangelo's rivalry with Raphael reaches new heights while a violent religious schism engulfs Europe.
Tue 07/29
2:00 PM
KVIE2 6.2
Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty
Redemption
Michelangelo's rivalry with Raphael reaches new heights while a violent religious schism engulfs Europe.
Wed 07/30
2:00 AM
KVIE World 6.3
Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty
Redemption
Michelangelo's rivalry with Raphael reaches new heights while a violent religious schism engulfs Europe.
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