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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 ...
The song got its name from the Juan Luna painting of the same name. It features six guitar parts and a mix of live drums and drum loops inspired by trip hop, according to drummer Raimund Marasigan. [1] "Spoliarium" became the subject of an urban legend referencing Filipino-American actress Pepsi Paloma's rape case in 1982.
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.
Herbert Foerstel, the author of Banned in the U.S.A., a book documenting the cases of censorship in the United States, states that "the censors claim to be protecting the young and impressionable from this tragic tale of crude heroes speaking vulgar language within a setting that implies criticism of our social system."
That state was Tennessee, where a school board banned "Maus" in January, as reported by the (Nashville) Tennessean. "Some high school libraries own Mein Kampf in Texas," the #FReadom librarian wrote.
Elmer Gantry was banned in the Irish Free State. [168] The House of Gold: Liam O'Flaherty: 1929 Novel The first book to be banned by the Irish Free State for alleged "indecency". Republished in 2013. [169] A Farewell to Arms: Ernest Hemingway: 1929 Novel Suppressed in the Irish Free State. [167] Marriage and Morals: Bertrand Russell: 1929 Non ...
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.