Ia Orana Maria
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| Artist | Paul Gauguin |
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| Year | 1891 |
| Dimensions | 114 cm × 88 cm (45 in × 35 in) |
| Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
Ia Orana Maria (Ave Maria) is an 1891 oil on canvas painting by Paul Gauguin, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It is one of the first works in his Tahitian period and shows two Polynesians (centre) greeting the Madonna and Child.[1]
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File:Gauguin - Sketch Ia Orana Maria.jpg
Ink sketch for Ia Orana Maria (1892; Paris)
The two figures saluting Mary are inspired by this ancient bas-relief from the Javanese temple at Borobudur.
