michelangelo
7 movies and shows
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Thu, 16 Sep 1965
During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II contracts the influential artist Michelangelo to sculpt 40 statues for his tomb. When the pope changes his mind and asks the sculptor to paint a mural in the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo doubts his painting skills and abandons the project. Divine inspiration returns Michelangelo to the mural, but his artistic vision clashes with the pope's demanding personality and threatens the success of the historic painting.
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Wed, 06 Jun 1973
A precocious young girl and her younger brother run away from home and hide in the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
A Season of Giants
Sun, 04 Nov 1990
At the turn of the sixteenth century, Michelangelo (Mark Frankel), Raphael (Andrea Prodan), and Leonardo Da Vinci (John Glover) create their masterpieces, while dealing with religious persecution, political turmoil, and the discovery of America.
Michelangelo & The Sistine Chapel
Mon, 01 Jan 1996
This thought-provoking film explores the creation of Michelangelo's famed mural on the ceiling on the Sistine Chapel, a piece widely considered to be one of the finest works of the Renaissance era. Commissioned in 1508 by Pope Julius II, the nine-panel fresco took a full four years to complete and includes key scenes from the Book of Genesis, including the creation of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and the Great Flood that buoyed Noah's ark.
Michelangelo
Thu, 01 Jan 1976
Animated short film of Michelangelo set to Beethoven Symphony No. 5 - I. Allegro con brio.
The Immortal City
Wed, 01 Dec 1954
From the legendary times of Romulus and Remus to the present day, the compelling story of the eternal city's twenty-five centuries of civilization traces the rise of Christianity over paganism through studies of Vatican art treasures.
Love in the Time of Corona
Tue, 08 Jun 2021
A video essay by Mark Rappaport, which spans René Magritte and Michelangelo to Bonnie & Clyde. Let’s mask up to rob a bank! But make sure that you are home before the curfew.