ROMANTIC PERIOD,

NEOCLASSICISM AND
ROMANTICISM IN THE
PHILIPPINES
ROMANTIC PERIOD

Romantic art focused on emotions, feelings, and

moods of all kinds including spirituality,
imagination, mystery, and fervor.

The subject matter varied widely including

landscapes, religion, revolution, and peaceful
beauty.
CHARACTERISTICS

shows the height of action

emotional extremes

celebrated nature as out of control

dramatic compositions

heightened sensation (life and death moments)

ROMANTIC PAINTING
•The paintings of the Romantic period gave
more emphasis on emotion. Artists
expressed as much feeling and passion as it
could be on a canvas.
PAINTERS OF THE
ROMANTIC PERIOD
• JEAN LOUIS THÉODORE
GÉRICAULT (1791-1824)
France
Géricault was the first French
master and the leader of the
French realistic school. His
masterpieces were energetic,
powerful, brilliantly colored,
and tightly composed.
Famous Artworks
• The Raft of the Medusa
portrays the victims of
a contemporary
shipwreck. The people
on this raft were French
emigrants en route to
West Africa.
Famous
Artwork
• FRANCISCO GOYA (1746-
1828) Spain
Francisco Goya was a
commissioned Romantic
painter by the King of Spain.
He was also a printmaker
regarded both as the last of
the “Old Masters” and the
first of the “Moderns”.
Famous
Artworks
• This artwork depicts
the Greek myth of
the Titan Cronus
(Saturn), who fears
that he would be
overthrown by one
of his children, so he
ate each one upon
their birth.
(Wikipedia)
• The "Burial of the
Sardine" was a Spanish
ceremony celebrated on
Ash Wednesday and was
a symbolical burial of the
past to allow society to
be reborn, transformed
with new vigor
ROMANTIC PAINTING
(Landscape Painting)

• Landscape painting depicts the physical

world that surrounds us and includes
features such as mountains, valleys,
vegetation, and bodies of water.
• The sky is another important element
shaping the mood of landscape
paintings.
• Landscape art ranges from highly
detailed and realistic to impressionistic,
romantic and idealized.
 Famous landscape
artists during the
Romantic Period

• Théodore Rousseau
• Jean-Baptiste-Camille
Corot
ROMANTIC
SCULPTURE
 Famous Sculptors
• FRANÇOIS RUDE (1784-
1855) France
François Rude was best
known for his social art
which aimed to inspire and
capture the interest of a
broad public.
Famous
Artworks
• ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE
(1796-1875) France
He was the most famous
animal sculptor of all time.
He studied the anatomy of
his subjects by sketching
residents of the Paris zoo.
Famous
works
 Gothic Revival also referred to as Victorian
Gothic or Neo-Gothic, Gothic Revival is an
architectural movement that began in the late
1740s in England.
GOTHIC
REVIVAL Many of Neogothic buildings features
ARCHITECTURE castellation which is the crenellated walls and
(NEOGOTHIC) towers in imitation of medieval castles

Heavily castellated Neogothic buildings are

often referred to as “castles”, even though they
never served a defensive purpose.
Among them was Strawberry Hill (demolished), the most famous work of the decorative
phase of the Gothic Revival.
•Gothic Revival became widely used
for churches and civic buildings
throughout the West, especially in
Britain and the United States. Bricks
and stones were both commonly
used.
Architects who used
Neogothic Style
• JAMES RENWICK -
Renwick has his
crowning American
work, the St.
Patrick‟s Cathedral
(New York).
 Here in the Philippines, the ideology of
Neoclassicism and Romanticism can be
seen through various major artworks
NEOCLASSICISM such as paintings, sculptures and
and architectural structures.
ROMANTICISM
in the Philippines
Some of the well-known contributing
artists express their skills and ideas on
their own respective field of
specialization.
FÉLIX RESURRECCIÓN
HIDALGO Y PADILLA (1855-
1913)

• Felix Hidalgo was acknowledged

as one of the great Filipino
painters of the late 19th century
and also as significant in
Philippine history for having been
an acquaintance and inspiration
for members of the Philippine
reform movement
 JUAN LUNA Y
NOVICIO (1857-
1899)
• Juan Luna is a painter and
sculptor and he became
one of the first recognized
Philippine artists.
• He was also a political
activist of the Philippine
Revolution during the late
19th century.
 • The painting Spoliarium by Juan Luna shows
The painting features a glimpse of the cruelty, injustices, sufferings and
Roman history centered on the helplessness experienced by the
bloody carnage brought by gladiators. The painting reveals how people
gladiatorial matches. were deprived of their freedom and rights.
The subject of Luna’s Spoliarium can
be interpreted as an allegory of
Imperial Rome corresponding to
Imperial Spain.

The image of the Romans dragging

the dead gladiators symbolizes the
colonial oppression of the
indigenous populations.
FERNANDO CUETO
AMORSOLO (1892-
1972)
• Amorsolo is a National
Artist in Painting.
• He was a portraitist
and painter of rural
Philippine landscapes.
Also, he was popularly
known for his
craftsmanship and
mastery in the use of
light.
GUILLERMO ESTRELLA
TOLENTINO (1890–1976)

• Tolentino is a Filipino
sculptor who was
named National Artist
for the Visual Arts in
1973, and is hailed as
the “Father of
Philippine Arts.”
UP OBLATION
 NAPOLEÓN ISABELO
VELOSO ABUEVA
• Abueva is a National artist
for Sculpture. He was
entitled as the "Father of
Modern Philippine
Sculpture".
• He is the only Boholano
given the distinction as
National Artist of the
Philippines in the field of
Visual Arts.
SIYAM NA
DIWATA NG
SINING
(N. Abueva)
Neoclassical and Romantic Architecture during the
American colonization in the Philippines
Difference of Neoclassicism and Romanticism as to their elements
• https://evewaldron.com/blogs/news/design-history-palladian-architecture
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Resurrecci%C3%B3n_Hidalgo
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Amorsolo