JUAN LUNA
Title of the painting Elements/Principles
Spolarium The formal elements that
are shown in the painting
are lines, light, shape and
time. Lines can be evident
in the painting by the lines
in the floor and the implied
lines that is made by the
bodies in the painting.
The Parisian life
Oil on a canvas
impressionist painting and
The Parisian Life has a
"playful" and "relaxed
mood" that does not
provide "the slightest hint
of the tumultuous
happenings to come" in
Luna's personal life.
Fernando Amorsolo
Meaning/Message
shows how the Filipinos
were treated before when
they were colonized by
Spaniards. the purpose of
Juan Luna for painting
Spoliarium is painted to
awaken Filipinos from
ignorance, blindness,
mental darkness,
oppression. and
The Parisian Life does not
solely embody the
"intangible ideas of the
Filipino national
consciousness" but also
Luna's talent as an artist.
The Parisian Life painting
proves that Luna is an
"indefatigable painter of
women"
 Title of the painting Elements/Principles
Planting rice A pair of dancers in the
field surrounded by
revelers both young and
old.
Philippine flag Painting This painting portrays a
provincial Filipina beauty
or dalagang bukid during a
rice harvest and dressed in
and enveloped by the
colors of the Philippine
flag.
Meaning/Message
In this masterpiece of
Amorsolo, one would
immediately notice the
recognition of and unity of
the self with others
wherein a complete trust
and bond between
strangers who are
obviously not of blood is
currently unfolding.
Amorsolo's 1920
masterpiece "Palay
Maiden" celebrated the
Filipina in her own
likeness, carrying new
harvest to symbolize the
hope for a rising nation.