Sky Arte airs documentary on Michelangelo's controversial tomb project

Sky Arte will premiere the documentary "Michelangelo. Santo e Peccatore" on March 31, 2024, coinciding with Easter. The film investigates the controversial history of Pope Julius II's mausoleum, which took four decades to complete amid political upheavals in the Vatican. It examines period documents and "fake news" that led to Michelangelo being publicly denounced as a usurer. The narrative unfolds across three intertwined levels, incorporating a virtual reality team to digitally reconstruct the original massive project. Contributors include art historians Kate Bryan and Katy Hessel, Vatican Museums director Barbara Jatta, art historian Cristina Acidini, director of the Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze Cecile Hollberg, and architect-restorer Antonio Forcellino.