Ulisse - The Pleasure of Discovery · SEASON 3
The Treasures of the Vatican
Episode 6 · 2003-05-24

- Documentary
Episode overview
In this episode, Ulisse will explore places of extraordinary beauty, where absolute masterpieces created by the greatest artists of the past are kept: the Vatican Museums. With Alberto Angela we will have the opportunity to admire works of inestimable value collected by the Popes or directly commissioned by them; we will visit the splendid environments where popes, cardinals and ambassadors have followed one another for centuries and where we could have met artists such as Raphael, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci. It will also be an opportunity to talk about the lives of these artists and the historical events linked to the creation of their works.
118 minutes
Season 3 episodes
1. Story of a Drop of Water2003-04-19
2. The Lost Civilizations of the New World2003-04-26
3. Columbia, Final Countdown2003-05-03
4. St. Peter's, the Secrets of a Basilica2003-05-10
5. The Fall of the Roman Empire2003-05-17
6. The Treasures of the Vatican2003-05-24
7. Venice: Seven Centuries of Splendors2003-06-07