Ross King: "Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling" (Walker) (Rebroadcast)

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Ross King: "Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling" (Walker) (Rebroadcast)

In a new book, author Ross King tells the story of the power, politics and personal rivalries behind Michelangelo's magnificent Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes, which, King reveals, the artist would have preferred never to undertake.

In a new book, author Ross King tells the story of the power, politics and personal rivalries behind Michelangelo's magnificent Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes, which, King reveals, the artist would have preferred never to undertake.

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Ross King

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