FILIPINO

PAINTERS

Damian Domingo 1796-1834

1st Filipino to Paint his face (self-portrait)

Damian Domingo began his

career as a painter
specializing in miniature
portraits and religious
imagery. He also created
albums of illustrations of
native costumes. This he did
primarily to sell to collectors.
Such skills made Domingo
one of the most famous and
sought-after artists of his
time in the Philippines.

La Sagrada Famillia
Cloth fold and curves of the
Oil on Copper
sheet
48.26
(length)X 35
(width) cm

figures clothing appear quit

realistic
The Painting depicts three
generations of the Holy
Family ( the infant Jesus and
his parents are at the center,
His grandparents on either
side, and God the Father, the
Holy Spirit, and the angels
high above.
It marks the peak of his
finely detailed miniaturist
style.

Juan Luna (1857-1899)

Ilocano Filipino Painter

Filipinopainter,
sculptor and a
political activist of
the
Philippine Revolutio
n
. He became one of
the first recognized
Philippine artists

Spoliarium
Oil on canvas
4.22 x 7.675
metes
Made by Juan
Luna at Rome

Largest Painting in the

Philippines
Expressed his anger over the
abuses and cruelties.
Most well-known painting by a
Filipino artist.
A building or chamber where
the dead bodies of gladiators
were taken to be stripped of
their armor and weapons prior
to the disposal of their bodies

Felix Resurrecion Hidalgo (18551913)

National Artist of the Philippines for Painting

He is acknowledged as one of
the great Filipino painters of the
late 19th century, and is
significant inPhilippine history
for having been an
acquaintance and inspiration for
members of the
Philippine reform movement
which includedJos Rizal,
Marcelo del Pilar,Mariano Ponce
andGraciano Lpez Jaena,
although he neither involved
himself directly in that
movement, nor later associate
himself with the
First Philippine Republicunder
Emilio Aguinaldo.

Las virgenes Cristianas

expuestas al populacho
Oil on
canvas
115 x 157
cm

Regarded as one of the

national treasures of the
Philippines.
A landmark painting
depicting the persecution of
Christians in ancient Rome.

Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto (18921972)

National Artist of the Philippines for Painting

one of the most

important artists in
the history of painting
in thePhilippines
.Amorsolo was a
portraitist and painter
of rural Philippine
landscapes. He is
popularly known for
his craftsmanship and
mastery in the use of
light.

Rice Planting
Oil on
Canvas
24 x34 m

He painted the details as

to how it might look like in
real life
Sunlight is a consistent
element in Amarsolos
work.

Carlos V. Francisco (1912-1969)

2nd Filipino to receive the tittle of National Artist in
Painting in 1973

a most
distinguished
practitioner of
mural painting for
many decades and
best known for his
historical pieces. He
was one of the first
Filipino Modernists

Katipunan

Mural

Best known mural

of Carlos
It shows his
descriptions about
the History of
Manila

Jose Tanig Joya (1931-1996)

National Artist in Visual Arts in 2003

A Painter and
Multimedia Artist
Known as Abstract
Expressionist

Granadean Arabesque

Insipired by Joyas stay in Granada.

How he was struck by inspiration while
travelling on a train and seeing all the
beautiful sunflowers pass him by.