Boldini e gli italiani a Parigi, Chiostro del Bramante (Rome) until March 14th, by Daniel B. Gallagher
When Giovanni Boldini (1842–1931) first arrived in Paris in 1867, he, like many of his compatriots, did not necessarily consider it a final destination but a requisite stop on the way towards mastery of his art. Practical considerations quickly intervened. He found that making miniatures for the bourgeoning dealership him a handsome profit, something fellow countryman Giuseppe De Nittis (1846-1884) had discovered a few years earlier. Boldini thus left Macchiaioli avant-gardism behind to paint Parisian joie de vivre. Read the full review on the Berkshire Review for the Arts.

