Juan Luna (1857-1899)

Juan Luna was one of the first famous Filipino

painters who gained international recognition.
His passion for painting started in 1878 with
the Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes (National Demonstration of Fine
Arts). This famous Filipino artist in the Philippines has a well-known
masterpiece, the Spoliarium, which won the gold medal at the 1884 Madrid
Exposition of Fine Arts. The painting which depicts dying gladiators is
currently displayed in the main gallery of the National Museum. His other
notable works include La Bulaqueña, The Battle of Lepanto, The Death of
Cleopatra, The Parisian Life, and The Blood Compact which is now
displayed in Malacanang.
 Félix Resurrección Hidalgo
(1855-1913)

Hidalgo studied at the School of Fine Arts in

Madrid and later built a gallery in Paris after
his studies. Together with Luna, they were
famous Filipino painters during the Spanish rule in the country. He won a
silver medal with his painting Las Virgenes Cristianas Expuestas al
Populacho at the 1884 Madrid Exposition of Fine Arts, the same contest
where Luna won the gold award. This oil on canvas painting by this
famous artist is now part of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas collection.
Hidalgo also painted El Violinista, La Barca de Aqueronte, and El Asesinato
del Gobernador Bustamante.
 Fernando Amorsolo
(1892-1972)

Amorsolo was the country’s first National

Artist. He was recognized as the Grand Old
Man of Philippine Art. Like other famous
Filipino painters, Amorsolo developed his
technique. He masterfully utilized natural light in his landscape paintings
which portrayed Filipino customs, fiestas, and culture. He also did self-
portraits, wartime scenes, and oil portraits of Philippine presidents. He
taught and became director of the College of Fine Arts at the University of
the Philippines. Some of the paintings included in the collection of this
famous Filipino artist include Rice Planting, Sunday Morning Going to
Town, The Mestiza, and Dalagang Bukid.
 Anita Magsaysay-Ho
(1914-2012)

Magsaysay-Ho was a cousin of former

President Ramon Magsaysay. She was the
only female member of the group of Filipino
artists called Thirteen Moderns. If you want to purchase artworks by
famous Filipino painters that feature women, then look for Magsaysay-Ho’s
creations. She painted women with slanted eyes, morena skin, high
cheekbones, and performing works like harvesting, cooking, sheaving
grain, or selling fish. Among her major works are Women with Flowers, Fish
Vendors, Fruit Market, Harvest, and Two Mothers.
 Vicente Manansala
(1910-1981)

He was a National Artist of the Philippines

in Visual Arts. Manansala was a cubist painter
whose works depicted the realities of life in
the country like culture and poverty. He was a member of the group of
artists known as the Thirteen Moderns together with other famous Filipino
painters. Among his famous paintings include The Bird Seller, Madonna of
the Slums, Candle Vendors, and Still Life.
 Mga
Pilipinong
Pintor at
Kanilang Obra.
Franco Mickhail R. Pilapil
MAPEH- Arts
Teacher Catherine B. Rosario