2. Rome

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Diverted to Rome by a papal commission, Vasari 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?” 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. At the behest of his illustrious patron, the Grand Duke Cosimo de’ Medici, Vasari has embarked on his most ambitious project ever: painting the city’s cathedral dome. His new assistant, Piero, reminds him of his own young self. Written by Eileen Horne. Created by Eileen Horne and Sarah Dunant 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 Director: Clive Brill Exec Producer: Sarah Dunant A Brill Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2019.