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Ia Orana Maria (Ave Maria)

1891
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 825
Prima di intraprendere una serie di quadri ispirati alle credenze religiose della Polinesia, Gauguin dedicò la sua prima importante opera tahitiana a un tema cristiano, che descrisse in una lettera del marzo 1892: “Un angelo dalle ali gialle si manifesta a Maria e Gesù, entrambi tahitiani, a due donne tahitiane, nude e vestite solo con un pareo, un telo di cotone a fiori stampati che si cinge intorno alla vita. Molto cupo, montagne sullo sfondo e alberi in fiore”. Il titolo di quest’opera fa riferimento alle prime parole pronunciate dall’arcangelo Gabriele alla Vergine Maria al momento dell’Annunciazione: “Ia orana” è il saluto abituale a Tahiti.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Ia Orana Maria (Ave Maria)
  • Artista: Paul Gauguin, Francese, 1848-1903
  • Data: 1891
  • Materiale e tecnica: Olio su tela
  • Dimensioni: 113,7 x 87,6 cm
  • Crediti: Lascito di Sam A. Lewisohn, 1951
  • Numero d'inventario: 51.112.2
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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