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The Italian Renaissance

The cultural revolution that changed Western art forever

World Service,5 episodes

Episodes

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Lorenzo de Medici
The brilliant and ruthless statesman and his contribution to the Italian renaissance
16 Jun 1992,28 mins
Michelangelo
The intense talent and personal struggles of one of the great artists of the Renaissance
23 Jun 1992,27 mins
Pope Julius II
Pope patron and politician he commissioned Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel
07 Jul 1992,27 mins
Claudio Monteverdi
Composer violinist singer and priest who refined the madrigal and created opera
16 Jul 1992,27 mins
Vesalius
The physician and author of one of the most influential books on human anatomy
16 Jul 1992,27 mins