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National Museum of the Philippines in Manila

Metro Manila, Philippines

National Museum of the Philippines in Manila: A Photographic Display

This display shows photos and slideshows of some of the art works found inside the National Museum of the Philippines in Manila in June, 2019. The display includes the greatest art works of Juan Luna and Felix Hidalgo, who are icons in Philippine arts and Philippine nationalism. Art works of other well-known artists are also part of the display. These include, among others, the monument to Arthur Walsh Fergusson by Mariano Benlliure and the painting about Jesus’s baptism by Simon Flores.

“Spolarium” by Juan Luna, National Museum of the Philippines (NMD - 1st Image)
“Spolarium” by Juan Luna; Oil on Canvas, 1884, Rome; Gift of Spain to the Philippines
“Monument to Arthur Walsh Fergusson” by Mariano Benlliure, National Museum of the Philippines (NMD - 1st Image)
“Monument to Arthur Walsh Fergusson” by Mariano Benlliure; Signed by Artist Dated 1912; US Embassy Collection and On Loan to the National Museum, Courtesy of the US State Department
“Monument to Arthur Walsh Fergusson” by Mariano Benlliure, National Museum of the Philippines (NMD - 2nd Image)
Close-Up of “Monument to Arthur Walsh Fergusson” by Mariano Benlliure

“El Asesinato del Gobernador Bustamante” by Felix Hidalgo, National Museum of the Philippines
“El Asesinato del Gobernador Bustamante” by Felix Hidalgo; Painting also Known as “La Iglesia contra El Estado”; Oil on Canvas, Circa 1898-1904, Paris
“La Barca de Aqueronte” by Felix Hidalgo, National Museum of the Philippines
“La Barca de Aqueronte” by Felix Hidalgo; Oil on Canvas, 1887; On Loan from the Collection of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
“Portrait of a Lady” by Juan Luna, National Museum of the Philippines
Extreme Right, “Portrait of a Lady” by Juan Luna; Also Known as “Mi Novia”; Oil on Panel, 1885
“Una Bulaquena” by Juan Luna, National Museum of the Philippines
Extreme Left and Largest Painting, “Una Bulaquena” by Juan Luna; Oil on Canvas, 1895

“Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion” by Hilarion Asuncion, National Museum of the Philippines
“Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion” by Hilarion Asuncion; Oil on Panel, Late 19th Century; On Loan from the Collection of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
“El Bautismo de Jesus por San Juan Bautista” by Simon Flores, National Museum of the Philippines
“El Bautismo de Jesus por San Juan Bautista” by Simon Flores; Oil on Canvas, Late 19th Century; On Loan from the Collection of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
“Via Crucis – XIII: Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross” by Unknown Bohol Master, National Museum of the Philippines
“Via Crucis – XIII: Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross” by Unknown Bohol Master; Oil on Panel, 1830; On Loan from the Collection of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
“Virgin and Child” by Isabelo Tampinco, National Museum of the Philippines
“Virgin and Child” by Isabelo Tampinco; Concrete, Circa 1920-1930

Slideshow: Paintings by Juan Luna and Felix Hidalgo

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