Ave Maria

1892 · Galleria d'Arte Moderna del Civico Museo Revoltella, Trieste

religious

Luigi Nono was one of the leading exponents of social realism. In his Ave Maria, a young mother has come to pray, carrying her infant in her arms. In the monumental tones he uses for her, the woman is given the same dignity as the Virgin.

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About the Artist

Luigi Nono

1850 – 1918

Italian painter. He studied in Venice under Pompeo Molmenti (1819-1894), and his early works are in the style of the Venetian Macchiaioli. In later years, he painted landscapes and portraits as well as highly successful pathetic and religious subjects, where his initial verism shaded into a conventional melancholy in the manner of Francesco Paolo Michetti (1851-1929).

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