Luigi Nono (8 December 1850 – 17 October 1918) was an Italian painter, known primarily for his

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scenes depicting life among the poor.

Biography

A young Nono entered the Accademia of Venice, then under the leadership of Pompeo Marino Molmenti. But by at the age of twenty years, he went to

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in the Friulian countryside, and he began to refine his style of landscape paintings, including ''Sull' Avemaria'', ''Le sorgenti del Gorgazzo'', ''Ritorno dai campi'', and ''Verso sera''. He later returned to painting

subjects of everyday life, and these paintings would prove to be his most influential. If his contemporary, Giacomo Favretto depicted the sunny and humorous events of contemporary Venice, Nono delved into the painful and poignant scenes. For example, one of his paintings, ''Abbandonati'' exhibited at the 5th Exposizione of Venice, depicts a homeless mother and child sleeping under a church portal. He also paints the funeral of a child. 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''. Also in 1883, he exhibited ''La Morte del Pulcino'' in Milan. 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''. Luigi's brother was a sculptor. Luigi Nono's grandson of the same name (Venice, January 29, 1924 – Venice, August 5, 1990) was an Italian avant-garde music composer. In 2012, an exhibit of his work took place in Milan.''Luigi Nono (1850–1918) – Capolavori ritrovati e importanti opere inedite. Pittura Veneta dell'800''
curated by Angelo Erico for Galleria Enrico.

Selected paintings

Image:Luigi Nono Studie zu dem Gemälde Abbandonati 1875.jpg, Study for ''Abbandonati'', 1875. File:Artgate Fondazione Cariplo - Nono Luigi, Raccolta delle patate.jpg, ''Potato harvesting''. (1877) File:Luigi Nono - Prayer (Preghiera) - Google Art Project.jpg, ''Refugium peccatorum''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nono, Luigi 1850 births 1918 deaths 19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 20th-century Italian painters Painters from Venice Italian genre painters Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia alumni 19th-century Italian male artists 20th-century Italian male artists