Michelangelo: Love and Death (PG)

A cinematic journey through the great chapels and museums of Florence, Rome and the Vatican, to the print and drawing rooms of Europe, to explore Michelangelo’s tempestuous life. The film goes in search of a greater understanding of this charismatic and enigmatic figure, both through his relationships with his contemporaries and his ongoing artistic legacy. The film invites audiences to intimately examine Michelangelo’s art and artistic process - from the Carrara quarries where Michelangelo sourced his marble, to the new technology being used to attribute works. The film
also offers a rare chance to get up close to the mesmerising Rothschild Bronzes, Key contributors to the film include art critics Martin Gayford and Jonathan Jones, and contemporary artist Tania Kovats.

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