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Particularly noted for being an outstanding painter of womens portraits, alongside Juan Luna and his nephews, Pablo and Fernando Amorsolo. Fabian Cueto de la Rosa was born on May 5, 1869 in Paco, Manila, the second child of Marcos de la Rosa and Gregoria Cueto.
2 days ago · Labelled the country’s first National Artist in 1972 by then President Marcos, Fernando Amorsolo is often known as the ‘Grand Old Man of Philippine Art’. The Spanish-trained realist developed a backlighting technique, where his colorful depictions of local people reflect the radiance of the Philippine sun.
4 days ago · July 204--Influenced by Fernando Amorsolo’s use of impressionistic brushstrokes and Botong Francisco’s carefully modelled form, color and movement, Rody Herrera’s historical sensibilities commenced when he did the cover of The Philippine Collegian on November 1946 wherein he depicted two long-barreled guns, two helmets slung ...
2 days ago · FERNANDO AMORSOLO (1892 –1972) Amorsolo was a portraitist and painter of rural Philippine landscapes. ... PALAY MAIDEN, 1920 (DALAGANG BUKID) This painting portrayals a provincial Filipina beauty or dalagang bukid during a rice harvest and dressed and in and enveloped by the colors of the Philippine flag.
2 days ago · While most early filmmakers and producers in the country were mostly wealthy enterprising foreigners and expatriates, on September 12, 1919, Dalagang Bukid (Country Maiden), a film based on a popular zarzuela, was the first movie made and shown by Filipino filmmaker José Nepomuceno.
5 days ago · Whoever was behind the heist on July 3 of the painting of National Artist Fernando Amorsolo called “Mango Harvesters” from the Hofileña Museum in Silay City in Negros Occidental was either an art connoisseur or an art thief.
3 days ago · April 2022 -- Artes de las Filipinas welcomed the year 2022 with its latest publication, The Philippine Art Book, a two-volume sourcebook of Filipino artists. The data gathering for this book began in the year 2012 and was completed in 2020 to give time for artists’ interviews.
