The new Wolf Hall? Bitter rivalries in Renaissance Florence coming to BBC

Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty examines the struggle between Michelangelo, Raphael and LeonardoRenaissance Florence bubbled with deceit and corruption. It was the place menaced and blackmailed by Cesare Borgia and ruled on the advice of Niccolò Machiavelli himself. Yet inside this treacherous city, three of the greatest names in art vied to create works of transcendent beauty. Each of them is still recognised by only one of their names: they are Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael.N