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The Spoliarium is a painting by Filipino painter Juan Luna. Luna, working on canvas , spent eight months completing the painting which depicts dying gladiators. The painting was submitted by Luna to the Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes in 1884 in Madrid , where it garnered the first gold medal (out of three). [ 1 ]
Spoliarium of Juan Luna displayed at Philippine National Museum of Fine Arts. In 1883, Luna commenced work on the painting commissioned by the Ayuntamiento. By May 1884, he dispatched the expansive canvas portraying the Spoliarium to Madrid for the annual Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes. Remarkably, he became the inaugural recipient of one ...
Painted by Luna in 1887, the masterpiece is about the Battle of Lepanto of October 7, 1571. The painting features Don Juan of Austria (also known as Don John of Austria) in battle while at the bow of a ship. It is one of the “huge epic canvasses” painted by Luna (the others are the Spoliarium and The Blood Compact). [6] [7]
Colonial officer who served as guides of writers such as Isabelo delos Reyes and Mariano Ponce. Palacio del Gobernador façade Filipino November 15, 2021 [35] Jose P. Laurel (1891–1959) Structure Monument Jurist and statesman. President of the Second Philippine Republic. Lyceum of the Philippines University, Muralla St. Filipino 1991
Hymen, oh Hyménée! is a history painting done in the historical realism style, which is closely associated with Luna's earlier notable works such as Spoliarium (1884) and The Death of Cleopatra (1881). This artwork portrays a scene from a Roman wedding ritual, specifically the moment when the bride is entering the groom's chamber.
España y Filipinas (“Spain and the Philippines") is a series of oil on wood paintings [1] [2] by Filipino painter, Ilustrado, and revolutionary activist, Juan Luna.It is an allegorical depiction [3] of two women together, one a representation of Spain and the other of the Philippines. [4]
From ancient history to the modern day, the clitoris has been discredited, dismissed and deleted -- and women's pleasure has often been left out of the conversation entirely. Now, an underground art movement led by artist Sophia Wallace is emerging across the globe to challenge the lies, question the myths and rewrite the rules around sex and the female body.
The masterpiece was painted by Luna [7] during his four-year pensionadoship from the Ayuntamiento de Manila, [1] [5] enabling him to continue studying painting in Rome. [8] It is one of the three paintings Luna gave to the Government of Spain , even though he was only obligated to paint just one canvas during the pensionadoship.