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Discusses the art of Renaissance Rome between 1400 and 1600 that was sponsored by the rival societal forces of the clergy on one hand and the nobility on the other. During this time churches, palaces, paintings, and sculptures were created, and Rome was restructured as an urban setting.

Discusses the history of the Sistine Chapel, including the frescoes, Michelangelo's influence, the Last Judgment, and modern day restoration.

Tells the story of the four years Michelangelo spent painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, explaining how he and his assistants worked, discussing his struggles with finances, ill health, and other difficulties, and examining the political and personal rivalries that shadowed the project.

World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a mysterious symbol seared into the chest of a murder victim, where he discovers evidence of the resurgence of an ancient brotherhood with a vendetta against the Catholic Church.