I especially liked the oil paintings with gold pigments.Ĭastor Resurreccion’s Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe. I thought of it as creepy at first (because the room was dimly lighted and the walls are in dark color) but the Marian images are too beautiful to pass up. The next room I was drawn to was this “dark green room” housing 19th century religious paintings, majority of which are Marian paintings. It’s a very small sketch charcoal on paper only. He did many sketches depicting the socio-political situation in France, which made a big impact on him and helped fuel the Philippine revolution against Spain at that time. He’s really a gifted painter, as you will see below. Equally interesting are the Luna paintings and his sketches from his student years in Italy and France. The ground floor houses most of the period paintings as well as the prized paintings of Juan Luna and Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo. It depicts the murder Governor General Fernando Bustamante in 1719 by a mob of friars. This is also a massive painting with its height almost reaching the ceiling of the museum’s ground floor. Every detail stood out.Īcross the Spoliarium painting is Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo’s El Asesinato del Gobernador Bustamante (“The Assassination of Governor Bustamante”). The life-size figures and their proportions, vivid color representations and realistic facial expressions are just perfect. Take time to ‘scrutinize’ the painting and you will really appreciate the rare talent of Juna Luna. Of course, one should not miss viewing the biggest and most famous national treasure of the Philippines: the Spoliarium. I can vaguely remember anymore the last trip I took here (as a college freshman and as part of a course requirement) and, armed with a good camera this time, I am now able to document this trip and take pictures of the museum pieces that I found interesting. In celebration of the N ational Heritage Month, the National Museum of the Philippines offered free admission for the whole month of May.ĪJ took me here one sunny Sunday morning, and I was really excited to have this museum trip again.
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