# Ave Maria

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## Artwork

- Artist: [NONO, Luigi](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/nono-luigi-r13e0e73e4d08a9>)
- Date: 1851-1900
- Technique: Oil on canvas

## Commentary

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. Unlike his other paintings, here Nono does not fail to capture the twilight, a lighted lamp silhouetted against the graying sky. &lt;p&gt; &lt;table align=left cellpadding=5 border=1 width=320 bgcolor=&#34;\#99cccc&#34;&gt; &lt;tr valign=middle&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; border=0 valign=middle&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 6 minutes\):&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/schubert/schubert\_liszt\_ave\_maria.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Franz Schubert: Ave Maria \(Hail, Mary\), Franz Liszt&#39;s transcription&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

## Related artworks

- [Abandoned](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/nono-luigi-r13e0e73e4d08a9/abandoned-rd990c33b1f8a80>)
- [The Source of the Gorgazzo](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/nono-luigi-r13e0e73e4d08a9/the-source-of-the-gorgazzo-r1d2e30f4bf6b90>)

## Attribution

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