Spoliarium Juan Luna Paintings

Juan luna de san pedro y novicio ancheta spanish.

Spoliarium juan luna paintings.

The style of the spoliarium and other historical paintings with similar message to deliver draw more from romanticism than from classicism because of luna s passionate impetuous temperament. The painting was submitted by luna to the exposición nacional de bellas artes in 1884 in madrid where it garnered the first gold medal. He became one of the first recognized philippine artists. In 1886 it was sold to the diputación provincial de barcelona for 20 000 pesetas.

October 24 1857 december 7 1899 better known as juan luna was a filipino painter sculptor and a political activist of the philippine revolution during the late 19th century. I could link this page but just in case you can t get the page for any reason i just copy pasted the whole shebang right here. It makes you feel proud to be a filipino and it s also proof that filipino s. With a size of 4 22 meters x 7 675 meters it is the largest painting in the philippines.

The spoliarium often misspelled spolarium is a painting by filipino painter juan luna luna working on canvas spent eight months completing the painting which depicts dying gladiators the painting was submitted by luna to the exposición nacional de bellas artes in 1884 in madrid where it garnered the first gold medal out of three. You d be left in awe at the mere sight of it. The serene grace of classicism with its stately forms elegantly fluent lines cool clarity of light was not for luna. The historical triumph and socia.

The spoliarium is a painting by filipino artist juan luna. Historically the spoliarium was a remarkable painting which was submitted by the young and genius juan luna at the exposición nacional de bellas artes in the capital city of spain in 1884. An oil painting on poplar the spoliarium was painted by juan luna in rome in 1884 winning the second prize at the madrid academy exhibition of oil paintings. The spoliarium by juan luna is truly an overwhelming type of art.

It is arguably the most internationally renowned piece of modern filipino art. His winning the gold medal in the 1884 madrid exposition of fine arts along with the. The picture recreates a despoiling scene in a roman. Due to its tremendous interpretations of the sociological situations in the philippines the said masterpiece had bagged the first three gold medals out of the numerous and much coveted citations for.

About us spoliarium is the platform that empowers artists galleries protects artworks and connects patrons through art exhibits and an online marketplace. The municipality of barcelona purchased this chef dʼoeuvre for the city hall.