Theirs Is The Kingdom

2022 • 59 minutes

About this movie

Fresco paintings are unlike any other style of artwork in the world. Mention the word fresco, and images of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling might come to mind or Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper. Adorning some of the world's most cherished cathedrals and chapels, frescos are a type of artwork that is painted into the walls rather than onto them, thereby becoming a permanent fixture. But fresco paintings are rarely attempted these days, except in Asheville, North Carolina, nearly 5,000 miles from Rome.