A Splendid Sin

Behind the masterpiece was a love that defined Renaissance art.

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarrotti has risen into Rome's artistic elite, and the ailing Pope Clement commissions him to paint The Last Judgement.

When the artist apprentices Tomasso, a young nobleman, to be his muse and inspiration, Michelangelo must contend with the conflict between his growing love and his fear of eternal damnation.

Can Michelangelo hide his feelings from both the church and himself, or will The Last Judgeme...