19 April 2012

The Duchess

This gorgeous, lush painting by Italian artist Giovanni Boldini lives in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. It is one of my most favorite paintings and I visit it any time I step foot inside the museum. I love the saturated colors, the loving and relaxed expression on the faces of the Duchess and her young son, and "the swish" - the name Boldini's flowing technique was given. It is a beautiful piece that I could stare at for hours. 



Consuelo Vanderbilt (1876–1964), Duchess of Marlborough, and Her Son, Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill (1898–1956)Giovanni Boldini  (Italian, Ferrara 1842–1931 Paris)

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