Juan Luna c. 1899 Birth name: Juan Luna y Novicio Born: October 23‚ 1857 Birth Place: Badoc‚ Ilocos Norte‚ Philippines Died: December 7‚ 1899 (aged 42) in Hongkong Nationality: Dutch Field: Painting‚ Drawing‚ Sculpting Movement: Romanticism‚ Realism Autobiography Juan Luna y Novicio (October 23‚ 1857 – December 7‚ 1899) was a Filipino painter‚ sculptor and a political activist of the Philippine Revolution during the late 19th century. He became one of the first recognized Philippine
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SPOLIARVM We had a chance to see for we the larger than life painting of Juan Luna exhibited in the National Art Gallery. Well‚ last February 25‚ 2011 during EDSA 25th anniversary we went to the National Museum Art Gallery for our Humanities subject. The mural I’m going to talk about is the mural entitled “ Spoliarvm” [spo-la-ree-um] by one of our national artists‚ Juan Luna. The basic story of the “Spoliarivm” takes place in the 15th century or something around that time. Anyway‚
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PAINTINGS As we enter the National Museum of the Philippines "Spoliarium" 1884‚ oil on canvas A National Cultural Treasure by Juan Luna surprise us upon entering the hall. The super- sized painting depicts dark hollow beneath the Roman arena referred as the Spoliarium where the bodies of slain gladiators are being dragged away for disposal. For Luna‚ the lifeless gladiators represent the Filipinos during the Spanish period. Across the Spoliarium is the stunning painting by Hildalgo of The Assassination
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will feel dwarfed by the large painting and may feel overwhelmed by the magnanimity of it. The next thing you’ll notice about the Spoliarium is the rich colors used. Predominantly‚ the painter made use of warm colors for his work of art‚ with reds being a central color that attracts the most attention. In person‚ the colors are striking and quite unique. The Spoliarium depicts an even during the Roman empire‚ where gladiators die for entertainment. The painting shows how gladiators are being dragged
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interpretation on Juan Luna’s painting‚ “Picnic in Normandy”. I made this essay for my ArtStudies2 class. Ermmm… the painting is at the Vargas Museum‚ University of the Philippines – Diliman‚ Quezon City‚ Philippines. If you have time to visit our university‚ drop by at the Vargas Museum coz there are lots of things to appreciate there. :) The painting entitled‚ Picnic in Normandy‚ is the painting that caught my attention when I visited the Vargas Museum. It is an oil painting on canvas made by Juan Nocivio
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BOOK REVIEW Legacy of Luna Julia Butterfly Hill Harper San Francisco April 1‚ 2000 The author Julia Butterfly Hill book is a personal reference of the adversity she overcame when faced with saving a part of nature‚ a part of what defines her‚ a piece of something she would never let go of. In this novel the author gives biographical evidence of not only her love of saving the redwood trees. The story begins in December of 1996‚ in the town of Stafford‚ California. There was
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Juan Nakpil as Philippine National Artist Since then‚ the title “National Artist of the Philippines achieved its” achieved its complexity and great honor for having a broad criteria of choosing the nominees. It has been a prestigious award which fully granted for those who greatly excel and contributed widely in the development of Philippine arts. Philippine Arts‚ which plays a vital role for the preservation and commercialization of our own culture‚ should be a product of fully Filipino style
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Vanessa Luna English 9 12-9-2014 Most Dangerous Game In the story The Most Dangerous Game‚ the two main characters were Rainsford and General Zaroff. There are several similarities in their character traits‚ but there were also many differences. Both men are hunters who have very violent personalities. Neither of them have any sympathy for the animals they are hunting for. Both of the characters are very intelligent‚ Next General Zaroff and Rainsford both have an attitude‚ they both felt
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Level D Level D Juan Sadut (Lazy Juan) Narrated by Nicolas Zafra‚ an Ilocano from San Fernando‚ La Union. The story is very popular among the country people about San Fernando‚ he reports. (1) Many years ago there lived a certain old couple who had an only son. Juan‚ for that was the boy’s name‚ was known throughout the village as an idler‚ and for this reason he was called Juan Sadut. He had no liking for any kind of work; in fact‚ his contempt for all work was so great‚ that he never even
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2. "Intelligence is not a single thing‚ but relies on a ‘toolkit’ of different complex cognitive abilities (e.g. Emery & Clayton‚ 2004)". Discuss the validity of this statement Definition Seeing intelligence not just as a single thing but a tool kit that combine a number of abilities is a very important aspect in the generalization of intelligence in relation to human beings and other animals as well. Charles Spearman studied students’ grades in various subjects. The statistical method Spearman
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