Giovanni Boldini (Ferrara, 31 dicembre 1842 - Parigi, 11 gennaio 1931) è stato un pittore Italiano, considerato uno degli interpreti più sensibili e fantasiosi dell'elettrizzante fascino della Belle Époque.
La ballerina spagnola si chiamava Anìta de la Feria, e le sue movenze vennero immortalate da Giovanni Boldini.
Presented at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900 with the title of Danse espagnole, this work marks the beginning of a series of oil paintings dedicated to the beautiful and sensual famous Spanish dancer active in Paris Anita de La Feria.
She advances on the Moulin Rouge scene with a cadenced rhythm, followed by the movement of the bata de volantes and the multicoloured manton de Manila.
Through a masterful use of colours - the pearl grey spread in sharp, impulsive brushstrokes, the white of the flesh, lights, reflections, the dark pink of Anita's shawl and the bright red of the flower in her hair - Boldini defines the shapes of the dancer which seem to move in the surrounding space.
A Spain of strong contrasts is evoked as Boldini manifests his direct knowledge of Velázquez's painting but also pays tribute to Manet's famous evocations of Iberian culture as well as the French fascination with Spanish customs in the second half of the nineteenth century.
Giovanni Boldini | Lady with umbrella (or-parasol), 1876
Giovanni Boldini (1842-1931) was an Italian painter renowned for his elegant and dynamic portraits of high society in Paris during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
He is best known for his lively brushwork and captivating depictions of fashionable women.
Giovanni Boldini | Elegant lady in an interior
Giovanni Boldini | Natura morta con rose
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