Giovanni Boldini
Self-portrait (1892) Giovanni Boldini (1842-1931) Giovanni Boldini (Ferrara, Italy; 31 December 1842 – Paris, France; 11 July 1931) was an Italian genre and portrait painter. According to a 1933 article in Time magazine, he was known as the "Master of Swish" because of his flowing style of painting. [1] Contents [ hide ] 1 Life and career 2 Gallery 3 Paintings 4 Prints and Drawings 5 References 6 Sources 7 External links Life and career [ edit ] Boldini was born in Ferrara , the son of a painter of religious subjects, and in 1862 went to Florence for six years to study and pursue painting. He only infrequently attended classes at the Academy of Fine Arts, but in Florence, met other realist painters known as the Macchiaioli . Their influence is seen in Boldini's landscapes which show his spontaneous response to na...