Nicolò Boldrini

Nicolò Boldrini was an active printmaker documented during the early to mid-sixteenth century, with his recorded activity spanning the years 1512 through 1555. His primary output was prints, a medium in which his work is preserved across prominent North American institutions.

Fifteen of his high-quality prints are represented in major museum collections, establishing his legacy as a significant early modern graphic artist. These institutional holdings include works secured by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Art Institute of Chicago.

The documented oeuvre of Nicolò Boldrini prints highlights a focus on both religious subjects and quotidian landscape scenes. Recurring themes include depictions of hermitic solitude, as demonstrated in multiple versions of Saint Jerome in the Wilderness. Additionally, his work frequently incorporates elements of genre and pastoral settings, exemplified by titles such as The Milkmaid, Landscape with a Milkmaid, and Landscape with a milkmaid at right and a boy at left. As much of his surviving output is now in the public domain, Boldrini’s prints remain a critical resource for studying sixteenth-century graphic arts.