Giovanni Boldini ( Italian: Giovanni Boldini ; December 31, 1842 , Ferrara , Papal States - January 12, 1931 , Paris , France ) - Italian painter. One of the best portrait painters of the late XIX - early XX century.
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| Date of Birth | December 31, 1842 |
| Place of Birth | Ferrara , Papal Region |
| Date of death | January 12, 1931 (88 years old) |
| Place of death | Paris , France |
| Nationality |  Italy |
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Biography and Creativity
Giovanni Boldini was born in Ferrara in 1842. The son of an artist. In 1862 he went to Florence for six years. He studied at the Florentine Academy of Arts . Met with other artists from the Macchioli group. Since 1869 he worked in London , where he gained fame as a portrait painter. In 1872 he settled in Paris and began to exhibit his work in the Salon. He was friends with Edgar Degas , John Sargent , Paul Elle . He became the most fashionable portrait painter in Paris at the end of the 19th century. He left portraits of many prominent figures of the Beautiful era , was one of the most famous and well-paid portrait painters of his time. In 1897, he held a solo exhibition in New York. He was awarded the Grand Prix at the World Exhibitions in Paris (1889, 1900). He participated in the Venice Biennale in 1895, 1903, 1905 and 1912.
Pictures
Sarah Bernhardt . C. 1880
Giuseppe Verdi . 1886
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec . 1890s (?)
Lina Cavalieri . 1900s (?)
Martha Bibescu . 1911
Literature
- Camesasca, E. L'opera completa di Boldini. - Milano: Rizzoli, 1970.
- Dini, P. Giovanni Boldini, 1842-1931: catalogo ragionato. - Torino: U. Allemandi, 2002.
- Dini, Fr. Boldini, Helleu, Sem: protagonisti e miti della Belle Epoque. - Milano: Skira, 2006.
- Giovanni Boldini Artist Belle Époque. Exhibition catalog. - St. Petersburg: Publishing House of the State Hermitage Museum, 2016. ISBN 978-5-93572-681-2