This document summarizes and discusses several paintings by Juan Luna and Fernando Amorsolo from the 19th century Philippines. It situates their artworks in their historical context, noting that Luna was known as an activist and painter while Amorsolo focused on portraits and rural landscapes. The paintings conveyed meanings about Filipino history, culture, and the lives of the artists. Specifically, Luna's Spolarium depicted agony through its use of red and black colors, while his Parisian Life showed patriotism. Amorsolo's works like Antipolo Fiesta and Palay Maiden highlighted Filipino values of freedom, gratitude, and the idea that beauty is not defined by skin tone alone. Overall, the paintings provide

1. John Michael L. Manila September 27, 2021
History 11 (2:00pm-3:00pm) EDE-1B
Instructor: Mr. Renato Valdez
Exercise 2.3 Paintings
Direction: Explain and discuss the following items below.
A. Situate art objects in historical context.
1. What do you know about the period of the painting? Included in the discussion following:
biographical data of the artist,informationabout howthe paintingwasreceivedinitstime,and
important social, political and economic constructs of the time.
Ans: Juan Luna and Fernando Amorsolo are two of the most famous painters during the Philippine
revolution. Juan Luna is known as an activist, sculptor and painter, while Ferdenand Amorsolo is
known as a portraitist and a painter of Rural Philippine Landscape.
Theyare verywell knowninthe paintings;Spolarium, The ParisianLife,AntipoloFiestaand Palay
Maiden.Each of those paintingsmentionedabove,signifiesmeaningaboutthe history,the Filipinos
Culture and even in the life of the painter.
All of the paintingshave differentmeanings,andtheyhave hada huge impacton everyone from
that time period(19thcentury) until now.The paintingPalayMaiden(DalagangBukid) asanexample
leadsall peopletoanotherperspectivethatFilipinoshave unique anddifferentphysical characteristics
and culture fromothercountries. Recentpolitical andeconomicdevelopments,aswell aschangesin
the practice and delivery of arts, particularly painting, have led professionals to recognize the
significancebecauseitencompassesvariouselementsandservesasamessage. Ithasa demographic
change and the way people live, work, and think about arts, according to sociological trends.
2. What are the qualities profound in the painting that shows the skill of the artist in replicating
reality?
Ans: The paintingsof AmorsoloandLunarepresentthe Filipinopeople'sheritage.Inasummary,they
demonstrate the true worth of Filipinos. Each painting has its own distinct characteristics, features,
andappearance.However,thequalitiesthatare profoundonallof thepaintingsare thesame because
all of the paintings include persistence,patience,passion, a sense of adventure, and discipline. The
paintingshave the qualityof persistence because itisa consistentcontinuationina course of action
despite difficulty. Similarly, the painters painted patience while remaining calm in the face of
difficultiesorcomplications.The othercharacteristicistheirpassion,whichisastrongdesiretocreate
art and paint.

2. 3. What evidence can you provide to support your main claim on the important depiction of the
painting?
Ans: Both painters exhibit a distinct style in how they interpret a story in their works. I'm not very
good at analyzing paintings, but I'll try to find evidence to back up my claims about the painting's
significant deception.
Juan Luna's paintings are the first to come to mind. The colors red and black in his painting
Spolariumadddramatothe portraitand characters.The colorsconveyanagonyand paintheme that
is suitable for the painting's interpretation. While painting the Parisian Life,he digs in to more light
moodcolor and showsthe true passionand love forthe country of the three gentlemen(Luna,Rizal,
andLin) that,despiteenjoyingthe ambianceof Europeans,theyare stillwillingtofightforourcountry.
Finally, Fernando Amorsolo. His paintings are more focused on nature. You can see it in his
painting,AntipoloFiesta,whichdepictshow Filipino’svalue freedomandgratitude forwhatwe have.
AndAmorsolodemonstratesinhispaintingThe PalaMaidenthatbeautyisnotbasedonourskintone,
but rather on how we live in a simple way.