There are many paintings from renowned artists like Vicente Manansala, Carlos "Botong" Francisco, Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo, Juan Luna, Fernando Amorsolo and several others. All sorts, from portraits, landscapes, religious themed to pages from our colorful history.
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| "The Boat of Charon" by Felix R. Hidalgo is inspired by Dante Alighieri's "Inferno" |
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| Mass after planting of the first Cross by Vicente Manansala. This Cross, symbolizes the start of Christianity in our country and can still be found in Cebu. |
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| Manansala paints Magellan giving a statue of the Santo Nino to Queen Juana and Rajah Humabon. This relic can still be found in the altar of the Basilica Minore del Santo Nino in Cebu. |
There is an entire hall featuring many paintings of Jose Rizal as well as his own sculptures.
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| "St. Paul the First Hermit" - terra cotta sculpture by Rizal, in Dapitan, Zamboanga /1893 |
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| "A Mother's Revenge" - terra cotta sculpture by Rizal, Dapitan in Zamboanga /1894 |
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| This piece by Leonardo Cruz is his vision of Rizal's "Noli Me Tangere". |
A section is also dedicated to our indigenous sector. Wares, statuettes, weaved tapestry comprised this small hall.
2 comments:
These paintings are really good, masterpieces. I hope they go on tour. One time I saw some visiting exhibit from Juan Luna, et al, in the Asian Art Museum here in San Francisco. My mind was blown away.
The Spoliarium is huge so maybe it would not be able to tour but there are other artworks which I am sure have been shown in exhibits and museums in other countries.
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