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Renaissance Man: The Last Judgement of Giorgio Vasari

Renaissance Man: The Last Judgement of Giorgio Vasari: Episode 2: Rome

Episode 2: Rome

BBC Radio 4 - Renaissance Man: The Last Judgement of Giorgio Vasari, Episode 2: Rome

Tom Conti stars as Vasari, tasked with a new papal commission while writing an art history

Diverted to Rome by a papal commission, Vasari (Tom Conti) teaches Piero about the history of art while he battles to finish his work in record time and get back to Florence.

“Giorgio Vasari? Who’s he?” The very thought would have been anathema to the great man, a legend in his own lifetime but an unsung hero today.  Using his own words as inspiration this three-part classic serial tells a poignant story of pride, love and legacy combined with an epic journey through the art of the Renaissance - led by the man who invented the word. We begin in Florence, 1570. Giorgio Vasari is the top painter and architect of the day, as well as the official biographer of the pantheon of Renaissance artists.  His vast book THE LIVES OF THE ARTISTS is already in its second edition and will stay in print well into the next millennium as the essential text for all students of art history. At the behest of his illustrious patron, the Grand Duke Cosimo de’ Medici, Vasari is about to embark on his most ambitious project ever: painting the city’s cathedral dome.  When he prays for assistance, God sends him a surprise response: a new assistant, Piero, who reminds him of his own young self. 

Written by Eileen Horne.

Created by Eileen Horne and Sarah Dunant

CAST

VASARI ..... Tom Conti
 PIERO ..... Will Taylor
 COSINA ..... Jasmine Hyde							
CARDINAL DE’ MEDICI/MANSERVANT ..... Tristan Beint
ENRICO ..... Joshua Akehurst
DR MARIO ..... Jay Mailer
MICHELANGELO ..... Nick Murchie
SODERINI/OLD PRIEST ..... David Troughton
 ANDREA CASTAGNO ..... Nick Murchie
 VENEZIANO ..... John Hollingworth

Produced and Directed by Clive Brill
Exec Producer: Sarah Dunant
A Brill Production for BBC Radio 4

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Tom Conti stars as Medici court artist Giorgio Vasari in a story of pride, love and legacy

Tom Conti stars as Medici court artist Giorgio Vasari in a story of pride, love and legacy combined with an epic journey through the art of the Renaissance. Written by Eileen Horne. 

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