Dreaming of becoming a great artist but frustrated by his early tasks, Antonio lands an exciting assignment helping his uncle Charbone prepare a series of frescoes on the life of Christ, a task that helps him to develop his skills as a painter....
Bored with working at his father's shoe shop, Marco goes in search of something more, convinces a talented sculptor to have him as his apprentice, and, soon after, begins to develop his art and create a glorious work of art....
William Forbes gets a job with a local paper as an illustrator for the Civil War and sets off to sketch the events and battles as they happen, but bringing his work back to the boss is more difficult than he had expected....