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Episode 3
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Michelangelo’s rivalry with Raphael reaches new heights in Rome, while a violent religious schism engulfs Europe and makes the artist question everything.
As Michelangelo sets to work on the Sistine Chapel, his rival Raphael is working on the Pope’s private apartments just a few hundred metres away. Each man is determined to outdo the other and win the favour of the Pope.
Meanwhile, Raphael unveils the School of Athens: a work of iconic beauty that casts Julius II as the inheritor of the wisdom of the classical world, with the figures of Plato and Aristotle surrounded by great thinkers.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Sophie Okonedo |
| Michelangelo | Eddie Mann |
| Leonardo da Vinci | Jonny Glynn |
| Old Michelangelo | Charles Dance |
| Raphael | Joshua Duffy |
| Director | Emma Frank |
| Producer | Richard Pearson |
| Producer | Eddie Knox |
| Consultant | Jerry Brotton |
| Executive Producer | Alexander Leith |
