Episode 1
Rise
59m3.0 / 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.
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TV series
Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty
20241 season5.0 / 10
The greatest art works of all time - born of war and bloodshed - as rival artists Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael compete to craft beauty from chaos. Starring Charles Dance.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty premiered December 2, 2024. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
The greatest art works of all time - born of war and bloodshed - as rival artists Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael compete to craft beauty from chaos. Starring Charles Dance.
Season 1 episodes
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Episode 2
Rivalry
58m1.0 / 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.
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Episode 3
Redemption
59m1.0 / 10finale
Michelangelo’s rivalry with Raphael reaches new heights in Rome, while a violent religious schism engulfs Europe and makes the artist question everything.
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Cast
Charles DanceOld Michaelangelo
Sophie OkonedoSelf - NarratorEddie MannMichelangelo
Jonny GlynnLeonardo da Vinci
Joshua DuffyRaphael
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Documentary
- Episodes
- 3
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
BBC TwoUnited Kingdom
BBCUnited Kingdom
PBSUnited States
BBC Studios ProductionsUnited Kingdom
BBC Studios Specialist Factual ProductionsUnited Kingdom
Themes
art historyartistic legacyhistorical documentaryhistorical figurehistory and legacyleonardo da vincimichelangeloportrait of an artist