Fernando Amorsolo's painting Planting Rice depicts farmers working in a rice field in the Philippines, capturing the traditional occupation of men and women. Amorsolo uses his famous "backlighting" technique to highlight the human figures against the backdrop of huts. The painting represents Amorsolo's childhood and remains one of the most famous paintings by a Filipino artist. Juan Luna's large-scale painting Spoliarium depicts the bloody aftermath of gladiator fights in Rome. It contrasts spectators eagerly awaiting fights on the left side with mourners on the right side grieving a fallen gladiator being dragged away. Spoliarium won Luna his first gold medal and is considered the most famous painting

2. Fernando Amorsolo’s work generally depicted Filipino people, working
or doing things which are native to their country and culture. The
painting, Planting Rice, depicts farmers working in a field, with a cluster
of huts in the background to give the painting an authentic as well as
native feel. In the painting, Amorsolo captured the traditional occupation
of men and women in the Philippines. It is a realistic painting which
is representational of his own childhood which was spent in a small
town. Amorsolo’s famous ‘backlighting’ technique is visible in the
painting. The human figures are highlighted by a lighter outline which
provides a characteristic lighting and makes the viewer focus on the
figures rather than any other element in the painting.
Amorsolo’s Planting Rice appears on brochures and travel guides till
date. It is the most famous painting of perhaps the best known Filipino
artist.

4. Revolving around gladiator matches, Juan Luna’s oil on
canvas painting Spoliarium features a glimpse into the history of
Rome and the bloody consequences of these matches. The painting
depicts dying gladiators who are being dragged by Roman soldiers.
The name of the painting ‘Spoliarium’ is a Latin word which refers to
the area in the Roman Colosseum which was used to dump the
bodies of fallen gladiators. Luna portrayed a contrast between the
two sides of the painting: the left is shown with people spectators
who are eagerly waiting for the fights and on the right are the people
who are mourning the death of a fallen gladiator. It is the largest
painting in the Philippines and is displayed at the National Museum
of Fine Arts in Manila, Philippines. Juan Luna won his first gold
medal for this painting at the Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes in
Madrid, in the year 1884. Spoliarium is without doubt the most
famous painting by a Filipino artist.