Picasso: Challenging the Past DVD

£9.99

From his beginnings in the avant-garde athmosphere of Barcelona, through to the later part of his career when he made free interpretations of paintings by Velazquez, Manet and Delacroix, the name of Picasso and the idea of modern art have gone hand in hand.

Early in his career Picasso was seen as an iconoclast who was challenging the conventions of western painting.

However, it is now understood that he was in fact deeply concerned with tradition and with his own place in history.

Preview

Using works displayed in the 2009 exhibition at the National Gallery, this film shows how Picasso consistantly made reference to the past in order to ensure that we recognise him as an artist who is claiming descentfrom a visual heritage that is centuries old.

This film shows in very straightforward terms how Picasso approached all his art and how the painting of the old masters exerted a vital, creative influence over him, lasting throughout his long career.

To download and view extracts from the exhibition catalogue and DVD please visit our Picasso: Challenging the Past microsite www.nationalgallery.co.uk/picasso

Running time approximately 30 minutes
• Region free • Widescreen • English subtitles

Written and narrated by Colin Wiggins
Acting Head of Education, The National Gallery, London