Readers who enjoyed discovering Boldini here might also enjoy the work of Paul Cesar Helleu, another artist who loved great-looking women during the era of unusually large hats. Helleu’s work can be found in various spots around the web.

Other readers may want to check out “Blocking things in…” a group blog by David Golas and several other current students to at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

I’ve considered it, but feel like giving birth dates as a standard part of every post on artists who are not contemporary would feel a bit dry and restrictive (and be extra work). I do try to give placement in time, either by mentioning their century (more often half-century) or by mentioning their association with artists whose position in time is well known. I also try to list resources that provide more details about the artist, including birth dates (in particular, the ones indicated as “bio”).