italian renaissance movies

The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
7 / 10

Drama, History

During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II contracts the influential artist Michelangelo to sculpt 40 statues for his tomb. When the pope changes...

The Savior for Sale (2021)
7.2 / 10

Documentary, History

In November 15, 2017, the painting Salvator Mundi, attributed to Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), was sold for an unprecedented $450...

Cellini: A Violent Life (1990)
6 / 10

Drama, TV Movie

The story of Benvenuto Cellinin (1500-1571), a soldier and one of the most important craftsmen and artists of Renaissance Italy whose life was marked...

Lucrèce Borgia (1953)
4.3 / 10

Drama

In the early 16th century, Italy is ruled by the powerful Borgia family, led by César Borgia and his sister Lucrèce. In a ruthless power play,...

On the Day of the Lord (1970)
4.3 / 10

Comedy

Margherita nicknamed Fornarina is Raphael's mistress. Beatrice, a noblewoman who is also in love with the famous painter tries to get her out of the...

A Season of Giants (1990)
6.5 / 10

Drama, History

At the turn of the sixteenth century, Michelangelo (Mark Frankel), Raphael (Andrea Prodan), and Leonardo Da Vinci (John Glover) create their...

La fornarina (1944)
0 / 10

Romance, History

During Italian renaissance, young painter Raffaello Sanzio falls in love with Margherita, a maiden of the people, becomes her lover and lives with...

Leonardo da Vinci and the Bust of Flora (2020)
6.5 / 10

Documentary, History, TV Movie

Acquired in July 1909 by art collector Wilhelm von Bode (1845-1929), director general of the Prussian Art Collections and founding director of the...

Monna Vanna (1973)
0 / 10

Drama, History

The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci (2018)
9 / 10

Documentary

Janina Ramirez explores the BBC archives to create a TV history of Leonardo Da Vinci, discovering what lies beneath the Mona Lisa and even how he...

Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science (2017)
7 / 10

Documentary, History

New evidence suggests that many of Leonardo da Vinci's ideas can be traced to other scientists as far back as 1700 years. This film was used as the...

L'Orfeo, Favola in musica (1998)
0 / 10

Music

First seen at La Monnaie in Brussels on 13 May 1998, this production of Monteverdi’s L’ORFEO seen through the eyes of Trisha Brown and René...

Michelangelo (1976)
0 / 10

Animation

Animated short film of Michelangelo set to Beethoven Symphony No. 5 - I. Allegro con brio.

Bellini and Mantegna: Renaissance Rivals (2019)
6 / 10

Documentary, History, TV Movie

The mysterious parallel story of Italian painters Andrea Mantegna (ca. 1431-1506) and Giovanni Bellini (ca. 1435-1516), brothers-in-law, public...

Raffaello – Il giovane prodigio (2021)
7.7 / 10

Documentary

Palazzo Vecchio (2018)
0 / 10

Documentary, History

Palazzo Vecchio: a history of art and power. Directed by Piero Messina, through a clever movement of the narration between past and present, makes a...

Raffaello. Il mito e la modernità (2020)
5 / 10

Documentary

Masaccio: A View of Mankind (1983)
0 / 10

Documentary

English artist, writer, curator and teacher Sir Lawrence Gowing narrates a personal exploration of some of the great Florentine painter Masaccio's...