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Signature of Giovanni Boldini

Giovanni Boldini

Italian painter (1842-1931)

† 1931 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Musée d'Orsay, National Gallery, National Gallery of Art, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art; cross-wiki notability: 36 language Wikipedias
In the collections of
Art Institute of Chicago · Metropolitan Museum of Art · Musée d'Orsay · National Gallery · National Gallery of Art · National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian) · Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Philadelphia Museum of Art
License & source
Public domain · Wikidata
Life

Giovanni Boldini was born on December 31, 1842 in Ferrara and died on January 11, 1931 in Paris, aged 88. Recorded occupations: painter and visual artist. Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Italy. Associated movement: Macchiaioli. Fields of work: visual arts. Notable works include “Portrait of Henri Rochefort”, “Portrait of Robert de Montesquiou”, “The melon”, “Portrait of Giuseppe Verdi”, “After the bath” and “Alaide Banti at the fireplace”. Educated at Accademia delle Arti del Disegno. Honours include Officer of the Legion of Honour. Member of Accademia delle Arti del Disegno.

At a glance
Born
December 31, 1842 · Ferrara
Died
January 11, 1931 · Paris
Age at death
88
Citizenship
Kingdom of Italy
Occupations
painter, visual artist
Movements
Macchiaioli
Notable works
Portrait of Henri Rochefort, Portrait of Robert de Montesquiou, The melon, Portrait of Giuseppe Verdi, After the bath, Alaide Banti at the fireplace
Education
Accademia delle Arti del Disegno
Honours
Officer of the Legion of Honour
Wikipedia editions
36 languages
Signature licence
Public domain
About this signature

This image of Giovanni Boldini's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; painter deceased since 1931 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 8 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q362003 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Giovanni Boldini on Wikipedia.

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