Return to Glory: Michelangelo Revealed

This is the story of the restoration of the Sistine Chapel. Edwin Newman narrates this documentary describing the twelve-year project. Up on the scaffolding, the cameras offer close-ups of the painstaking cleaning of the fresco surface, revealing a wealth of information about Michelangelo and his techniques. You can see the original color of the paintings as the controversial restoration wipes away centuries of dirt.