Giovanni Boldini
Sign in to saveAlso known as Jean Boldini, j. boldini, jean boldini, boldini g., g. boldini, a. boldini, Boldini, giov. boldini
Italian painter (1842-1931)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1842-12-31 ) 31 December 1842, Ferrara , Italy
- Died
- 11 January 1931 (1931-01-11) (aged 88), Paris , France
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts of Florence
- Known for
- Painting
- Movement
- Macchiaioli
- Awards
- Legion of Honour
- Patrons
- Diego Martelli , Goupil & Cie
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Giovanni
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Italy
- Place of birth
- Ferrara
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- visual artist
- Educated at
- Accademia delle Arti del Disegno
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Award
- Legion of Honour
- Field of work
- visual arts
- Genre
- portrait
- Movement
- Macchiaioli
- Image
- Giovanni Boldini 1926 (2).jpg
- Work location
- London
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- Commons category
- Giovanni Boldini
- date of birth
- 1842-12-31
- date of death
- 1931-07-11
- Commons Creator page
- Giovanni Boldini
- Commons gallery
- Giovanni Boldini
- name in native language
- Giovanni Boldini
- place of burial
- Certosa of Ferrara
- sponsor
- Diego Martelli
- has works in the collection
- Van Gogh Museum
- start of work period
- 1856-01-01
- end of work period
- 1931-01-01
- member of
- Accademia delle Arti del Disegno
- influenced by
- Domenico Tintoretto
Sources (10)
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Giovanni Boldini, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Giovanni Boldini (31 December 1842 – 11 January 1931) was an Italian genre and portrait painter who lived and worked in Paris for most of his career. According to a 1933 article in Time magazine, he was known as the "Master of Swish" because of his flowing style of painting.
Early life
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