It's 1559. A young woman painter is given the honor of traveling To Michelangelo's Roman workshop to learn from the maestro himself. Only men are allowed to draw the naked figure, so she can merely observe from afar the ...It's 1559. A young woman painter is given the honor of traveling To Michelangelo's Roman workshop to learn from the maestro himself. Only men are allowed to draw the naked figure, so she can merely observe from afar the lush works of art that Michelangelo sculpts and paints from life.