DAMIAN DOMINGO

“FATHER OF PHILIPPINE
PAINTING”
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QUICK TRIVIAS:
Full Name: Damián Domingo y Gabor
Born:  February 12, 1796 Tondo, Manila

Died: July 26, 1834 (aged 38) Tondo, Manila

Nationality: Chinese-Filipino

“1st Formal Filipino Teacher in Arts

Education”
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 Damian Domingo
 1ST Filipino painter to specialize in secular (non-religious) painting.
 He had a photographic memory
 Well known as the creator of miniature portraits of Manila society
figures
 Son of Domingo Macario and Erminigildia Gabriela
 Married a woman named Lucia Casas
 They had 10 children
 Two of his sons — Severo and Jose — also became painters.
 He established the official Philippine art academy in his residence in
Tondo in 1821.
 Created albums of illustrations of native costumes.
 One of the most famous and sought-after artists of his time in the
Philippines. Domingo is regarded highly in the history of Filipino art
and is credited with establishing academic courses in art in the
Philippines
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 He became an authoritative figure on the depiction of tipos del pais or
coleccion de trajes which was a popular way of showing the different
inhabitants of the country. The vibrant clothing or costumes of the
different personages also differentiated those living in the cities or the
provinces.
 Damian Domingo's creations laid the foundation for
Western Art in the Philippines.
 Damian Domingo's contribution to the development of art
as an academic discipline in the Philippines was seminal
  He was also a Director of the Sociedad Económica de los
Amigos del País (Royal Economic Society of the Friends of
the Country  
 His appointment as Professor was confirmed on 13 Jun,
1826. On 9 Apr 1829, he gave the first examinations in that
school. A remarkable aspect of the Academy was that it
abolished racial discrimination, giving Spaniards, Mestizos
and Filipinos equal standing and privilege.
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 Albums of
illustrations of native
costumes
-Damian Domingo

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1st notable work of Damian Domingo:

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 Major masterpieces of Damian
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(National & Internationally known)

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  “Nuestra Senora del Rosario dando El Santisimo Rosario al Santo Domingo 11
Santa Catalina”
(Our Lady of the Rosary Giving the Most Holy Rosary to Saint Dominic and Saint
Catherine)
CA 1815
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 “La
Sagrada Familia”
(The Holy Family)
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“La Catedra de San Pedro”
(The Seat of Saint Peter)
CA 1825
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 José Domingo Gabor,
Oil on canvas (Undated)

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JOLIUS DOMINIC GANGANO

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