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Allegorical work symbolizing science illuminating the world. Gift to Ferdinand Blumentritt. [2]: 134 Sculpture given by Jose Rizal to Ferdinand Blumentritt: The Triumph of Death over Life: Exhibited at the Dresden Museum of Modern Art, [2] now at Rizal Shrine, Intramuros [7] Allegorical work representing the death as a hooded skeleton embracing ...
He also incorporated other materials into his works, including wood, plastic, plexiglass, ivory and even neon lights. His oeuvre included freestanding abstract pieces, functional art pieces, art jewelry, body sculptures and liturgical art. As well as being avant-garde, he was known as a nationalist and for his commitment to the Filipino people.
The woman symbolizes the ignorance of humankind during the Dark Ages of history, while the torch she bears symbolizes the enlightenment science brings to the world. The woman stands atop a skull, a symbol of death , to signify the victory that humankind aims to achieve by conquering the bane of death through scientific advancement.
Basi Revolt Paintings by Esteban Pichay Villanueva National Museum- Vigan, Ilocos Sur: 1807: The paintings depict the Basi Revolt, also known as the Ambaristo Revolt in 1807 which was held in opposition to taxes on liquor in the Ilocos against the Spanish. The series of 14 paintings by Esteban Pichay Villanueva currently hangs at the National ...
The Legislative Building during the 1930s. The building was originally designed by the Bureau of Public Works (precursor of the Department of Public Works and Highways) Consulting Architect Ralph Harrington Doane [4] and Antonio Toledo in 1918, and was intended to be the future home of the National Library of the Philippines, according to the Plan of Manila of Daniel H. Burnham. [5]
Bernardo was the subject of three major retrospectives; the first one in 1979 at the Museum of Philippine Art, the second, in 2013 at the Ayala Museum during the centenary of his birth and the third, at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in 2014. According to art critic Alice Guillermo, Bernardo was "one of the earliest and most consistent ...
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Lauro "Larry" Zarate Alcala ONA (August 18, 1926 – June 24, 2002) was a well-known editorial cartoonist and illustrator in the Philippines. [1] [2] [3] In 2018, he was posthumously conferred the National Artist for Visual Arts title and the Grand Collar of the Order of National Artists (Order ng Pambansang Alagad ng Sining).