Tag Archives: David Bickerstaff

Goya’s portraits (documentary: ‘Goya: Visions of Flesh and Blood’ – David Bickerstaff, 2015)

Posted on January 17, 2020 by admin

About one third of the works left to posterity by Francisco Goya were portraits. He was one of the most outstanding portraitists in the history of fine arts and many of his works in this genre represent formidable artistic creations … Continue reading →

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the greatest anti-Impressionist (Film: Degas: Passion for Perfection – David Bickerstaff)

Posted on April 27, 2019 by admin

I had the chance to visit last month the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, a respectable institution, designed as a place of spiritual recollection and of discovery of a selection of treasures of art and civilization, modeled (keeping the proportions) after … Continue reading →

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beautiful documentary about one of the greatest artists ever (Michelangelo: Love and Death – David Bickerstaff, 2017)

Posted on February 2, 2019 by admin

Can anything new be said, in writing or on the screen, about Michelangelo Buonarroti? Unlike many other unlucky genius or valued artists, the sculptor, painter, architect, Renaissance man born in Tuscany in 1475 was recognized during his life as a … Continue reading →

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