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title: La Orana Maria by Gauguin
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15747/la-orana-maria-by-gauguin/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# La Orana Maria by Gauguin
_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15747.png)
## Image Caption
An 1891 oil on canvas, *La Orana Maria* (*Hail Mary*), by [Paul Gauguin](https://www.worldhistory.org/Paul_Gauguin/) (1848-1903) the French post-impressionist painter. This was the artist's first major canvas in Tahiti. It shows the artist's interest in Christian symbolism, as revealed in a letter he wrote: "An angel with yellow wings reveals Mary and [Jesus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jesus_Christ/), both Tahitians, to two Tahitian [women](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/women/), nudes dressed in pareus...I'm rather happy with it." (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2022, April 27). La Orana Maria by Gauguin. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "La Orana Maria by Gauguin." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 27, 2022. .
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "La Orana Maria by Gauguin." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Apr 2022, .
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© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/438821?ft=paul+gauguin&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=1) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/438821?ft=paul+gauguin&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=1). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 27 April 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.