Famous Paintings by Legendary Pinoy Painters

Описание: “Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.” – Jackson Pollock

“If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.” – Vincent Van Gogh


From the country's colonial history to modern culture, Philippine art represents a broad variety of influences. 

Tsanelkoto has compiled a list of 10 legendary Filipino masters you should be familiar with.

1. Spoliarium
By: Juan Luna, 1884

Luna worked on the painting, which portrays dying gladiators, for eight months on canvas. 

Luna entered the painting in the Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes in Madrid in 1884, where it won the first gold medal (out of three).

2. PLANTING RICE
Fernando Amorsolo, 1951

It is a reflection of the arrival of the Americans in the Philippines, as well as the artist's idealism in Philippine society. People's desire to escape from a complex reality into simplicity was expressed in the painting.

3. Madonna of the Slums
By: Vicente Manansala, 1950

The Madonna of the Slum is said to be a depiction of a mother and child from the countryside who moved to the city and ended up living in a slum.

4. The Builders
By: Victorio Edades

In 1928, he completed his MA thesis, The Builders, which rediscovered the dynamics of the human body and the search for recognition. The naked builders and blocks against a dark backdrop revealed an intriguing note toward progress: you are on your own in your job, despite having peers around.

5. Fruit Gatherer
By: Fernando Amorsolo, 1950

Amorsolo is regarded as one of the most influential painters in Philippine history. His paintings were able to capture the beauty and simplicity of Filipinos in their everyday lives. We can all agree that the “Fruit Gatherer” is the original dalagang filipina only by looking at this painting.

6. The Blood Compact
By: Juan Luna, 1886


The 1565 Sandugo (blood compact ritual) between Datu Sikatuna of Bohol and Miguel López de Legazpi, surrounded by other conquistadors, is depicted in The Blood Compact. Miguel López de Legazpi and his fellow conquistadores were said to have pushed Datu Sikatuna out of the picture.

7. Las Virgenes Cristianas Expuestas Al Populacho
By: Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo, 1884

It depicts two scantily clad Christian female slaves being ridiculed by a group of boorish Roman male onlookers and is defined as a masterpiece in terms of content, composition, and historical background.

8. Genesis
By: Hernando R. Ocampo


Genesis was transformed into a tapestry for the Cultural Center of the Philippines' main theater (CCP). Its core motif is a bright flame that casts shifting shadows and reflections on the red and yellow elements in the surrounding design. The job, according to Ocampo, represents the "complete flowering" of his visual melody time. It also symbolized the abstract's final maturation.

9. The Bird Seller
By: Vicente Manansala

A Filipino vendor of tropical birds is depicted in The Bird Seller, hunched over by the weight of a pole across his shoulders. The scene depicts daily life, with its struggles and simple living.

10. La Laguna Estigia
By: Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo, 1887

The La Laguna Estigia is based on Dante's Inferno, with the painter following a "darker" and "more somber" interpretation of it.

During the 1887 Exposicion General de las Islas Filipinas in Madrid, Spain, the painting won a silver medal.


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