Inspired by the book The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects by painter Giorgio Vasari, this historical soap opera, in which betrayals, kidnappings, murders and police investigations are interwoven, relates the discovery by the Italians of the secret of Flemish painting around 1470.
| Directing | Robert Valey | Director |
| Writing | Andreas Rozgony | Screenplay |
| Writing | Karl Heinz Willschrei | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jean-Louis Roncoroni | Dialogue |
| Writing | Giorgio Vasari | Original Story |
| Sound | Christian Vallée | Sound |
| Art | Jean-Jacques Caziot | Set Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie Thérèse Respens | Costume Supervisor |
| Editing | Claire-Lise Nef | Editor |
| Sound | Jacques Loussier | Music |
| Camera | Sacha Vierny | Director of Photography |
| Production | Georges Glass | Production Manager |
