Listen in while I tell a tale full of various pronunciations of different Italian names in my tipsy account of this absolute savage.

A few things,
1. Michelangelo was devoutly Christian, just fyi. Even if I sound like a heretic, he was not.
2. I am aware I pronounce “Michelangelo” differently every time. I am not consistent. Sorry.
3. Yes, I realize that “Raphael” is the English version of the artist’s name and the Italian version is “Raffaello,” which makes it even more stupid that I say it with. an Italian accent :)
4. I did a lot … I mean, a LOT, of research to try to get the full picture of historical accuracy because I feel like some stories that get told become misrepresented without cultural/historical context...Buuuuuut I'm merely human, so if I got anything wrong, my b.

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**Sources**
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Music Used:
“The Medieval Banquet” - Silvermansound
“Village Consort” https://youtu.be/eZ_r1H9vHkI
“Lord of the Land” - Kevin MacLeod
Teller of the Tales - Kevin MacLeod

Still images come from the films:
Sin by Andrey Konchalovskiy, 2019
The Agony and the Ecstasy by Carol Reed, 1965

References & Research:
Lives of the Artists: Michelangelo by Giorgio Vasari
http://employees.oneonta.edu/farberas/arth/arth213/michelangelo_vasari.html

Michael Angelo Buonarroti by Ascanio Condivi (translation by Charles Holroyd)
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/19332/19332-pdf.pdf

Giorgio Vasari & Court Culture in Late Renaissance Italy
https://spencerart.ku.edu/exhibitions/vasari/michelangelo

The Metamorphosis of Michelangelo
https://www.vqronline.org/essay/metamorphoses-michelangelo

Girolamo Savonarola Biography
http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/history-of-art/savonarola.html

Michelangelo’s Dueling Biographers
https://100swallows.wordpress.com/michelangelo/michelangelos-duelling-biographers/