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VISUAL ART PAINTING

PAINTINGS IN LOCAL MUSEUMS

1. “The Burning of Manila” (1942) by Fernando

Amorsolo Y Cueto

National Museum of the Philippines, Padre

Burgos Ave, Ermita, Manila - Silvina & Juan
C. Laya Hall (Gallery VIII), North Wing Galleries,
Level 2 (House Floor)

Fernando Amorsolo was a known portraitist and

a painter of rural Filipino life, but there was an
evident change in his works during World War
II. Where he used to paint idyllic landscapes
and beautiful Filipina women, he shifted to depicting the destruction caused by war. This
piece represents how Manila was ravaged and almost engulfed in flames during the war. It
was painted using oil in canvas.

2. “Rape and Massacre in Ermita” (1947) by Diosdado M. Lorenzo

National Museum of the Philippines, Padre Burgos

Ave, Ermita, Manila - Silvina & Juan C. Laya Hall
(Gallery VIII), North Wing Galleries, Level 2 (House
Floor)

Diosdado M. Lorenzo was known for his use of tropical

vivid colors (strokes of orange and green) and
influenced by the classical art of Europe, he was a
contemporary of Galo Ocampo, Victorio Edades and
Carlos “Botong” Francisco. The haunting image in this
painting depicts a typical scenario of violence during the
World War II where Imperial Japanese soldiers attack a
Filipino home in Ermita. Lorenzo showed with
harrowing clarity how Filipino men were slain, women
were raped, and helpless children were orphaned when Japanese soldiers attacked. It was
painted using oil in canvas.
3. “A Tragic Lesson (The Fall of Bataan)” (1957) by
Gene Cabrera

National Museum of the Philippines, Padre Burgos

Ave, Ermita, Manila - Silvina & Juan C. Laya Hall
(Gallery VIII), North Wing Galleries, Level 2 (House
Floor)

Gene Cabrera is a Filipino cartoonist and illustrator.

Since 1977, Cabrera's works have been exhibited
(together with other top cartoonists around the world),
at the yearly International Salon of Cartoons, at
Montreal, Canada. In Gene Cabrera’s painting, the skulls stare out into the audience as a
reminder of the devastation that can occur when people are at war. It was painted using oil in
canvas.

4. “Planting of the First Cross” (1965) by Vicente

S. Manansala

National Museum of the Philippines, Padre

Burgos Ave, Ermita, Manila - GSIS Northwest
Hall (Gallery XXIII), North Wing Galleries, Level
3 (Senate Floor)

Vicente Silva Manansala was a Filipino cubist

painter and illustrator. He vividly captured the
birth of Christianity in the Philippines in this
historical artwork. It features Filipinos in 1521 as they stand with curiosity and interest while
Spanish soldiers erect the country’s first cross—the same one that still stands in Cebu. It was
painted using oil in canvas.

5. “Picnic in Normandy” by Juan Luna

Vargas Museum, University of the Philippines –

Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines

Juan Luna used oil painting on canvas. It depicts a

portrait of women and men having a picnic at a
certain place in Normandy. The painting aims to
portray peace and tranquility by taking a break from
time to time. It was painted using oil in canvas.
 PAINTINGS IN INTERNATIONAL MUSEUMS

1. The Raft of the Medusa (1818-1819) by Théodore Géricault

Louvre Museum, Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris,

France

Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault was an

influential French painter and lithographer, whose
best-known painting is The Raft of the Medusa. He
was one of the pioneers of the Romantic
movement. The Raft of the Medusa depicts the
survivors (and the casualties) of the Medusa
shipwreck calling for help when they see in the
distance the outline of another ship that could save
them. It was painted using oil in canvas.

2. The Lacemaker (16th century) by Johannes Vermeer

Louvre Museum, Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris, France

Johannes Vermeer was a Dutch Baroque Period painter

who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle
class life. The Lacemaker inspired a successful novel
and a film with Isabelle Huppert in the lead role. This
painting depicts a young girl focused on her work. It is a
faithful representation of the occupation of distractions
and work at the time. It was painted using oil in canvas.

3. The Dream (1910) by Henri Rousseau

The Museum of Modern Art, 11 W 53rd St, New

York, United States

Henri Julien Félix Rousseau was a French post-

impressionist painter in the Naïve or Primitive manner.
The paintingdepicts a woman reclining on a couch in
Paris, dreaming she is listening to a flute player in the
jungle. It was painted using oil in canvas.
4. The Starry Night (1889) by Vincent van Gogh

The Museum of Modern Art, 11 W 53rd St, New

York, United States

Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch post-

impressionist painter who posthumously became
one of the most famous and influential figures in
the history of Western art. The painting depicts the
view from the east-facing window of his asylum
room at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, just before
sunrise, with the addition of an imaginary village.
Starry night conveys strong feelings of hope
through the bright lights of the stars shining down
over the dark landscape and night. It was painted
using oil in canvas.

5. The Persistence of Memory (1931) by Salvador Dalí

The Museum of Modern Art, 11 W 53rd St, New

York, United States

Salvador Dali was a Spanish surrealist artist

renowned for his technical skill, precise
draftsmanship and the striking and bizarre images
in his work. The Persistence of Memory alludes to
the influence of scientific advances during Dali's
lifetime. The stark yet dreamlike scenery reflects a
Freudian emphasis on the dream landscape while
the melted watches may refer to Einstein's Theory
of Relativity, in which the scientist references the
distortion of space and time. It was painted using
oil in canvas.
6. Las Meninas (1656) by Diego Velázquez

Museo Nacional del Prado, Calle de Ruiz de

Alarcón, 23, 28014 Madrid, Spain

Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez was a Spanish

painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV
and of the Spanish Golden Age. He was an
individualistic artist of the contemporary Baroque
period. The painting truly broke with tradition to let the
world see a bit of normal life in the palace of Philip IV
of Spain. In addition to giving the viewer this
privileged opportunity, Las Meninas also works to
humanize the royals, suggesting that they were just
like any other family. It was painted using oil in canvas.

7. The Third of May 1808 (1814) by Francisco Goya

Museo Nacional del Prado, Calle de Ruiz de

Alarcón, 23, 28014 Madrid, Spain

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was a Spanish

romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the
most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and
early 19th centuries and throughout his long career
was a commentator and chronicler of his era.
The painting commemorates the events surrounding
the Madrid uprising against the French occupying
forces of the previous day. It also depicts an
execution, an early event in the Peninsular War
between France and Spain. It was painted using oil in canvas.
8. The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest (1580) by El
Greco

Museo Nacional del Prado, Calle de Ruiz de Alarcón, 23,

28014 Madrid, Spain

Doménikos Theotokópoulos, most widely known as El

Greco, was a Greek painter, sculptor and architect of the
Spanish Renaissance. This is a portrait of an unidentified
man wearing a black suit with a lace collar, cuffs, a pendant,
and a sword, indicating that he is a gentleman. This is one
of the masterpieces of the Spanish Renaissance and one of
the best known of El Greco's works. It was painted using oil
in canvas.