Wrapped in sinuous lines and dreamlike atmospheres, Alphonse Mucha’s universe transformed the face of art between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, becoming the very symbol of Art Nouveau. His female figures—ethereal yet powerful—evoke a timeless beauty that resonates both with the worldly elegance of Giovanni Boldini, master portraitist of the Belle Époque, and with the ideal, harmonious grace of Sandro Botticelli, the poet of the Florentine Renaissance.
This volume accompanies the visitor on a journey intertwining decorative refinement and symbolic allure, revealing how Mucha’s vision fits within a continuum of style and poetry that, from Botticelli’s eternal myth to Boldini’s elegant frenzy, comes to embody the modernity of an era.