Giovanni
BOLDINI
(Ferrara 1842 - Paris 1931)
Assunzione
oil on canvas
cm 40x50
Bibliography:
1)
E. Camesasca (introduction by C. Raggianti), L’opera completa di
Boldini, Rizzoli, Milan, 1970, n. 577b, pp. 132-133 (untitled).
2) P. Dini-Francesca Dini, Boldini, catalogue
raisonné, Allemandi, Turin, 2002, vol.
III, tome II, n. 1182 (with the title Studio di
soffitto).
In this painting, the same techniques usually utilized by Giovanni Boldini to depict scenes from society life or to represent feminine "charme" and elegance are applied to achieve equally brilliant results in rendering a religious-mystical subject. The thicket of the brushwork in the lower part of the painting, the upward thrust of the female body, the clear, light atmosphere of the background are the three elements that combine to form an inseparable complex, conveying great formal compactness to the scene.