Boldini e gli italiani a Parigi, Chiostro del Bramante (Rome) until March 14th, by Daniel B. Gallagher

Giovanni Boldini, Self-Portrait, 1892
Giovanni Boldini, Self-Portrait, 1892

 

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.