, ▁saw ▁B ott ic elli ' s ▁exhib itions ▁in ▁Berlin ▁and ▁London ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁became ▁so ▁fasc in ated ▁with ▁the ▁Map ▁of ▁Hell ▁that ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁film ▁about ▁it . ▁In ▁Ron ▁Howard ' s ▁In fer no , ▁the ▁Map ▁of ▁Hell ▁is ▁shown ▁briefly ▁as ▁a ▁projection ▁on ▁a ▁wall , ▁while ▁Ralph ▁Loop ' s ▁film ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁exam ining ▁the ▁map ▁and ▁its ▁history ▁in ▁detail . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁attempts ▁to ▁shed ▁light ▁on ▁what ▁motiv ated ▁B ott ic elli ▁to ▁draw ▁the ▁Map ▁of ▁Hell , ▁and , ▁in ▁doing ▁so , ▁to ▁reve al ▁the ▁dark , ▁and ▁less ▁well ▁known , ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Renaissance ▁master ▁who ▁is ▁famous ▁for ▁painting ▁The ▁B irth ▁of ▁Ven us ▁and ▁Prima vera . ▁ ▁The ▁drawing ▁is ▁about ▁ 3 0 ▁by ▁ 4 0 ▁cent imet res ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁it ▁is ▁exam ined ▁by ▁a ▁glo ve - we aring ▁German ▁art ▁historian ▁inside ▁the ▁air - condition ed ▁v ault s ▁of ▁the ▁V at ican . ▁A ▁letter ▁from ▁Friedrich ▁Li pp mann , ▁director ▁of ▁K up fer st ich k ab in ett ▁Berlin , ▁who ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁brought ▁ 8 5 ▁of ▁B ott ic elli ' s ▁ 1 0 2 ▁draw ings ▁to ▁the ▁museum , ▁is ▁also ▁shown ▁in ▁the ▁film . ▁A ▁high - per formance ▁digital