4. Painting during the Spanish Period
- The first stone churches were built in the Intramuros in
the 17th century
- Painting churches starting in the Manila area as
painter-decorators.
- Painters: Jose Dans, Damiano Domingo, Justiano
Asuncion and Alfonso Ongpin
5. The Academia
- A Royal Decree promulgated on March 13, 1846
founded the Academia de Dibujo y Pintura in the City of
Manila.
- Agustin Saez , the Director, was the lone faculty
member.
- Lorenzo Rocha who succeeded Saez as Director joined
the school in 1867
6. The Academia
Simon Flores y de la Rosa
Paintings:
Saint John The Baptist Madonna and Child Feeding Chickens
9. The Academia
- Other Famous Painters: Felix Martinez, Ramo Martinez,
Jose Martinez, Manuel Flores, Anselmo Espiritu and Pepe
Lozano.
- Rafael Enriquez later become director of the UP School
of Fine Arts. One of his paintings is La Muerte de Simon
de Anda.
10. 19th Century Masters
- Juan Luna was in the
Philippines, he studied
under Saez, Rocha and
Guerrero
His Spolarium won him a gold
medal in the Exposition
Nacional de Bellas Artes
11. 19th Century Masters
Juan Luna
La Muerte de Cleopatra
El Pueblo y Los Reyes
Blood Compact
Portrait of Legaspi
12. 19th Century Masters
Felix Resurrection Hidalgo y Padilla
Virgenes Cristianas Expuestas Al Populacho
La Barca de Aqueronte
Oedipus and Antigone
Paintings:
13. Painting During the American Period
Famous Painters: Miguel Zaragoza, Rafael Enriquez,
Fabian de la Rosa, Teodoro Buenaventura, Jorge Pineda,
Ramon Peralta and Isidro Ancheta.
In 1903, the Manila “art word” began with the assistance of
other painters, Rafael Enriquez organized the Asociacion
Internacional de Artistas
14. Painting During the American Period
- In 1908, the group sponsored a competitive exhibition on
the Escolta, in which Vicente Rivera y Mir won two first
prizes for his entry El Sueño Dorado.
- The other prize was won by Gaston O Farell. Ramon
Peralta with his Cabeza de Estudio won second prize.
Jorge Pineda for his landscape painting of the side of Cry
of Balintawak and Fernando Amorsolo for his entry
Leyendo Periodico both won second prize.
15. Painting During the American Period
- In 1908, the group sponsored a competitive exhibition on
the Escolta, in which Vicente Rivera y Mir won two first
prizes for his entry El Sueño Dorado.
- The other prize was won by Gaston O Farell. Ramon
Peralta with his Cabeza de Estudio won second prize.
Jorge Pineda for his landscape painting of the side of Cry
of Balintawak and Fernando Amorsolo for his entry
Leyendo Periodico both won second prize.
17. Sculpture during the Spanish Period
- Even before the Spaniards arrived in the Philippines in
the early 16th century, some forms of native sculpture,
mostly of idols existed.
- Christianity spread and so sculptors turned to religion
for their subject matter
- The blossoming of Filipino sculpture started in the 19th
century.
18. Sculpture during the Spanish Period
Virgin – an Araneta collection which displays an unconventional
figure of the Virgin
19. Sculpture during the Spanish Period
The best example of 18th century images are the bas-
relief Estaciones in the church of Tanay; the images of
La Purisima Conception premusably left by Salcedo’s
men, also in Tanay and the St. John and Christ at the
Morong Church.
21. Sculpture during the Spanish Period
Realism develop fully in the Manila
area in the 19th century
22. At the turn of the second decade of American rule in
the Philippines, international competition for the
design of a Rizal monument was held.
Sculpture during the American Period
23. Sculpture during the American Period
After the revolution in 1896, Filipino sculptors
began to erect monuments. The monument of
Jose Rizal were constructed in plaza all over the
archipelago.
24. Sculpture during the American Period
An impressive monument of the
Quince Martires stands proud in
Naga City
This is the Quince Martires
Monument dedicated to
the 15 Bicolano martyrs
wrongly accussed of
murder plots targetting
Spaniards all over the
region.
25. Sculpture during the American Period
For Tolentino, the Oblation is
the answer to Padre
Florentino's search for the
Filipino youth who is capable
of self-sacrifice in the name
of nation-building.
Guillermo Tolentino
developed a marvelous
mastery of the human
figure.
28. Filipino houses were made of lighthouses before the
coming of the Spaniards to the Philippines.
✔Old houses in Manila were built to serve as memorials
and exhibited architectural designs.
✔Classical architecture during the American period
became famous for its porticos, vestibules, colonnades,
and arcades
✔The first buildings of architectural importance in
Intramuros were the San Agustin Church and Manila
Cathedral .
29. San Agustin Church and Manila Cathedral –the first
buildings of architectural importance in Intramuros
30. Early Churches in the Northern Luzon
▪the façade of theSan Fernando City Church (La Union)in
the early 60’s – gives the appearance of a false front when
seen from the sides, quasi-classical architecture.
31. The Bauang Church in la Unionfacade in the early 60’s –
quasi- classical style.
