Michelangelo was one of the most creative and admired artists of the Italian
Renaissance, famous for his work as a sculptor, painter, architect and poet.

As it is impossible to move his greatest works, his genius can only be appreciated
though his work as a draughtsman. In the viewing of his drawings we may trace
the whole of Michelangelo's creative life. This film illustrates the finest works
from three outstanding collections of his drawings in the British Museum, the
Ashmolean Museum and the Teyler Museum in Haarlem.

The BP special exhibition Michelangelo - Closer to the Master at the British
Museum, London 2006.