Group show
Boldini, De Nittis and the Italians of Paris
4 Nov 2023 — 7 Apr 2024 at Visconti-Sforza Castle
· Novara
This exhibition brings together the work of Giovanni Boldini, Giuseppe De Nittis, and their fellow Italian painters who flocked to Paris during the Belle Epoque. Drawn by the city's unrivalled artistic energy, these expatriate artists absorbed Impressionist influences while forging their own distinctive styles, capturing Parisian life with elegance, wit, and a uniquely Italian sensibility.
From dazzling society portraits to shimmering street scenes, the works on display reveal how this community of Italian painters left a lasting mark on the French capital's cultural landscape — and on the history of European art.
From dazzling society portraits to shimmering street scenes, the works on display reveal how this community of Italian painters left a lasting mark on the French capital's cultural landscape — and on the history of European art.
About the artist
Giovanni Boldini
1842–1931 · Macchiaioli
Giovanni Boldini 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.
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Giuseppe De Nittis
1846–1884
Giuseppe De Nittis was one of the most important Italian painters of the 19th century, whose work merges the styles of Salon art and Impressionism.
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Visconti-Sforza Castle
· Novara
The Visconti-Sforza Castle of Novara is a castle located in the south-western border of the old center of Novara. It was erected on the former corner of the Roman and Middle Age walls that surrounded the city.
