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Letras y figuras (Spanish, "letters and figures") is a genre of painting pioneered by José Honorato Lozano during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines. The art form is distinguished by the depiction of letters of the alphabet using a genre of painting that contoured shapes of human figures, animals, plants, and other objects called ...
José Honorato Lozano (1815 or 1821-1885) was a Filipino painter born in Manila.He is best known as the pioneering practitioner of the art form known as Letras y figuras, in which the letters of a patron's name is composed primarily by contoured arrangements of human figures surrounded by vignettes of scenes in Manila - an art form that may have derived loosely from illuminated manuscripts. [4]
Hidalgo's La Parisienne was the first Philippine work of art to be chosen as a cover for Sotheby's sale catalog due to its importance, rarity, uniqueness, and exclusivity. Before the painting's appearance at Sotheby's Southeast Asian paintings sale in Singapore on April 6, 2003, the last time the La Parisienne was exhibited was at the 1889 ...
Hidalgo with members of the Pardo de Tavera family including José Rizal and Juan Luna's wife Paz Pardo de Tavera at Luna's studio in Paris.. The La Pintura was created by Hidalgo in the impressionist style inspired by the trend of Japonisme, as the collecting and display of ukiyo-e prints was gaining significant traction among Western art circles.
From 1593 to 1800, most literature in the Philippines consisted of Spanish-language religious works; examples are Doctrina Christiana (1593) [255] and a Tagalog rendition of the Pasyon (1704). [256] Colonial literature was also written in native languages, primarily religious and governmental works promoting colonialism. [ 252 ]
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]
Félix Resurrección Hidalgo y Padilla (February 21, 1855 – March 13, 1913) was a Filipino artist. He is acknowledged as one of the greatest Filipino painters of the late 19th century, and is significant in Philippine history for having been an acquaintance and inspiration for members of the Philippine reform movement which included José Rizal, Marcelo del Pilar, Mariano Ponce, and Graciano ...
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]