In 1504, three huge figures of the Renaissance era found themselves in Florence, then a city in turmoil. A fascinating new ...

As well as the battle over who was the finest of them all, there are real battles in the spotlight here: Anghiari and Cascina, both of which Florence had won. To mark the victories, Leonardo and ...

Leonardo da Vinci was commissioned to paint a medieval battle fought outside the walls of Anghiari; Caprese Michelangelo is the hamlet where that artist was born; Monterci houses the famous ...