Painting

Architecture
Development of Visual Arts in the Philippines:

Sculpture

Chapter 7

Painting in the Philippines

Three Periods: Spanish Period American Period Modern Period

Painting during the Spanish Period

17th century The first stone churches were built in Intramuros.

Manila Painting in churches started with priests as painter decorators

Painting during the Spanish Period

Augustinian fathers Offered drawing lessons to the Filipinos

Native Filipino painters Had the freedom to choose colors of the figures

Painting during the Spanish Period

Some painters during this period:
Jose Dans Justiniano Felix Martinez Jose Martinez Anselmo Espiritu Damiano Domingo Asuncion Alfonso Ongpin Ramon Martinez Manuel Flores Pepe Lozano

Painting during the Spanish Period

The Academia A royal degree promulgated on March 13, 1846 founded the Academia de Dibujo y Pintura in the City of Manila.

Painting during the Spanish Period

Agustin Saez Lorenzo Rocha Director, lone faculty member

Succeeded Saez as Director; joined the school in 1867 Simon Florez y dela One of those who studied at the Rosa Academia He painted most of his religious canvases from paints. Saint John the Some paintings of Simon Florez y Baptist dela Rosa and now at the National Madonna and Child Museum Feeding Chikens

Painting during the Spanish Period

Lorenzo Guerrero Studied also in Academia He master non-religious and creative painting

From the Market

Famous painting of Lorenzo Guerrero which is rendered in watercolour

Felipe Roxas Church of Antipolo

He was a landscape painter Painting of Felipe Roxas bears on the spot studio color. Later become director of the UP School of Fine Arts. One of the painting of Rafael Enriquez

Rafael Enriquez
La Muerte de Simon de Anda

Painting during the Spanish Period

19th Century Masters - Juan Luna and Felix R. Hidalgo receive honours abroad for their work

Painting during the Spanish Period

Juan Luna Studied under Saez, Rocha and Guerrero while in the Philippines
Painting of Juan Luna won a gold medal Another painting of Juan Luna in 1881 at Rome Other paintings of Juan Luna

Spolarium La Muerte de Cleopatra El Pueblo y Los Reyes Blood Compact Portrait of Legaspi

1899

Juan Luna died in Hongkong due to heart attack

Painting during the Spanish Period

Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo Virgenes Cristiana Expuestas Al Populacho Barca de Aqueronte Oedipos Antigone 1913 Came from a wealthy family of Manila Painting of Felix Hidalgo won a gold medal

Hidalgo died in Spain

Painting during the American Period

Painting during the American Period

 Painting has a lesser direct utility value unlike architecture. It was a stand still because commerce was generally restricted during the period between the Spanish rule and the assumption of the American Government that naturally disabled the artist financially.

Some painters during this period:

Miguel Zaragoza Rafael Enriquez Fabian de la Rosa Teodoro Buenaventura Jorge Pineda Ramon Peralta Isidro Ancheta

1903

The Manila art world began with the assistance of other painters Won second prize with his Cabeza de Estudio Paint the site of Cry of Balintawak Leyendo Periodico painting won second prize together with Pineda A realist in the true sense of the word, was the most active painter. A canvas painting of Fabian De la Rosa One of the impressionist pieces of Fabian De la Rosa Was among the first genre paintings he accomplished

Rafael Enriquez Jorge Pineda Fernando Amorsolo

Fabian De la Rosa

Marikina Road Quiet Street Planting Rice

Jorge Pineda

(1879-1946) Another landscape artist. He mastered the art of lithography. Works of Jorge Pineda

Palyinh Chongka Lantern Makers Alayan

Juan Abelardo, Ramon Peralta, Four decorators engage in scenic painting Toribio Antillon and Emilio Alvero Isidro Ancheta Became a figure painter. His stint in the Academia was cut short by the Revolution.

Painting in the Modern Art

1951

Heads of : Igorot Ifugaos Mindanao Moslems Bagobos Mangyans

A gallery for a modern painting was established on a side street of Calle Mabini in Ermita. This gallery was called the Philippine Art Gallery Favourite subject in their galleries

Sonata
Isidro Ancheta

By Ramon Enriquez won the first prize

Became a figure painter. His stint in the Academia was cut short by the Revolution.

In 1953 the roster of Modern painters included:: Fernando Zobel Jr. Victor Oteyza Manuel Rodriguez Hugo Yonzon Manansala Luz Bernardo Ocampo Legaspi Estella Tabuena

SPOLIARIUM

La Muerte de Cleopatra

Virgenes Cristiana Expuestas Al Populacho

La barca de Aqueronte