1539. Simone is an acclaimed painter and is working on his most important piece: the external frescos of the church of Pinzolo, in the princedom of Trento. He is both inspired and terrified by the reading of a diary written by a woman over two centuries before and who lived not far from there. The diary seems to have a mysterious power that gives him the ability to witness, first-hand, one of the best known “Danse Macabre”. Love stories, plottings and betrayals are the ingredients for this medieval thriller that draws a powerful image of our fragilities during a very harsh time.