Luigi Nono (painter)
Luigi Nono | |
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Born | 8 December 1850 |
Died | 17 October 1918 Venice, Italy | (aged 67)
Luigi Nono (8 December 1850 – 17 October 1918) was an Italian painter, known primarily for his genre scenes depicting life among the poor.
Biography
A young Nono entered the
In 1880 at Turin, he exhibited: La caccia ai grilli and The Fruitseller; in 1881 at Milan, he displayed a genre painting, L'Ave Maria, and others titled: La povera madre; a half-figure Autunno; and October Morning. To the 1881 Mostra of Venice, he sent: Le amanti and Refugium peccatorum, considered one of his masterworks. To the 1883 Promotrice, he sent Sottomarino. To Rome also in 1883, he redisplayed Refugium peccatorum.[2] Also in 1883, he exhibited La Morte del Pulcino in Milan.[3] In 1887 at Venice, he exhibited: I Recini da festa and Ruth. In 1885, he painted Il Bimbo Malato. In 1888 at Bologna, he displayed: A Venezia.[4]
Luigi's brother was a sculptor.
Selected paintings
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Study for Abbandonati, 1875.
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Potato harvesting. (1877)
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Refugium peccatorum.
References
- ^ La pittura veneziana, by Pompeo Gherado Molmenti, Fratelli Alinari, editors, Florence, 1903, pages 155–157.
- Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Modernain Rome.
- ^ L'Illustrazione italiana (1883) Volume 10, pages 3 and 9.
- ^ Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti., by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, pages 335- 336.
- ^ Fondazione Archivio Luigi Nono Onlus..
- ^ Luigi Nono (1850–1918) – Capolavori ritrovati e importanti opere inedite. Pittura Veneta dell'800 curated by Angelo Erico for Galleria Enrico.