Sky Arte dedicates a night to Michelangelo with documentaries and experts

On Friday, October 20, Sky Arte HD will air 'Notte Michelangelo,' a special evening dedicated to Michelangelo Buonarroti. The programming includes 'Michelangelo. Amore e morte,' a docu-film by Phil Grabsky exploring the artist's life and work across locations such as the Carrara quarries, Florence, Rome, Vatican City, London, and Russia. High-definition footage features the National Gallery's 'Deposition of Christ' and a plaster cast of David by Clemente Papi (1850) at the Victoria and Albert Museum, commented by curator Holly Trusted. Art critics Martin Gayford, Jonathan Jones, Jennifer Sliwka, and Cristina Acidini, Vatican Museums delegate Arnold Nesselrath, and artist Tania Kovats contribute. The docu-drama 'Michelangelo – Il cuore e la pietra' stars Rutger Hauer as Michelangelo with Giancarlo Giannini voicing his writings. The evening concludes with an episode of 'Italian Season' on Michelangelo's Pietà, examining his obsessive revisions and the influence of his mother and religious changes. International experts address these questions.