Michaelangelo is shown painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel under the patronage of Pope Leo X.
Michaelangelo was actually commissioned by the previous Pope, Julius II, and had completed the work a year before Leo X was elected.
Michaelangelo was actually commissioned by the previous Pope, Julius II, and had completed the work a year before Leo X was elected.
The summit at the climax of the film is presumably meant to be The Field of Cloth of Gold, held in June 1520, at which King Francis of France and King Henry VIII of England tried to out-do each other in splendour.
However, Charles V (Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain) was not present; and Leonardo da Vinci had died the previous year.
However, Charles V (Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain) was not present; and Leonardo da Vinci had died the previous year.