The Agony and the Ecstacy is the story of the 16th century war of wills between Renaissance artist Michelangelo and warrior pope Julius II. Commissioned to paint a religious fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, the independent-minded Michelangelo balks at the assignment.
The Agony and the Ecstacy is the story of the 16th century war of wills between Renaissance artist Michelangelo and warrior pope Julius II. Commissioned to paint a religious fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, the independent-minded Michelangelo balks at the assignment.