Madeleine Delsarte

Research Status: Basic Last Updated: 2025-01-23 Diary Coverage: Book 13 (1879), Book 14 (1880)

Fellow art student and friend of Marie Bashkirtseff at the Académie Julian in Paris.

References in diary:

• 1880-11-21: Marie spends the day with Madeleine Delsarte searching the most eccentric neighborhoods of Paris looking for a model for the competition (concours). They lunch on pastries in the carriage while traveling around the city.

The informal nature of their model-hunting expedition (eating pastries in the carriage, traveling to unusual neighborhoods) suggests a comfortable friendship between the two young women. This was common practice for art students who needed to find suitable models for academic exercises and competitions.

Context:

• Student at Académie Julian
• Collaborates with Marie on practical matters like finding models
• Part of Marie's circle of female art students
• Likely from the Delsarte family known for contributions to performance and aesthetics