10 paintings of National Art Gallery

Artist:
1. Juan Luna's painting
Title:
Portrait of a lady Material or Medium: oil on canvas
Subjective Context: The story of spirited young american woman ,
Isabel Archer, who "affronts her destiny" and finds it overwhelming.
-1891-

Title:
Una Bulaquena

Material or Medium: oil on canvas
Subjective Context: (a woman from bulacan) is the spanish title of 1895 Filipino
painter and hero Juan Novicio Luna
- literally "The woman from bulacan" or "The Bulacan woman", also sometimes referred to as
La Bulaquena .
-1895-

Title:
Portrait of Miguel Morayta

Material or Medium: oil on canvas
Subjective Context: (born August. 15, 1907) is a Spanish film director and
screenwriter. He directed 74 films between 1944 and 1978 .

Title:
Spolarium

Material or Medium: oil on canvas
Subjective Context: is a famous painting of Filipino artist Juan Luna .
The painting was submitted by Luna to the Exposicion Nacional
de Bellas Artes in 1884, where it garnered a gold medal.
-1884-

Artist:
2. Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo's painting
Title:
Portrait of Felipe Agoncillo

Material or Medium: oil on canvas
Subjective Context: (May. 26, 1859-September. 29, 1941) was the Filipino lawyer representative
to the negotiations in Paris that led to the Treaty of Paris (1898), ending the Spanish
American war and achieving him the title of "outstanding first Filipino diplomat".
-1899-
Title:
Don Luis Perez Dasmarinas

Material or Medium: oil on canvas
Subjective Context: was a Spanish soldier and governor of the Philppines from Dec. 3, 1593 to
July. 14, 1596. In 1596 he sent unsuccessful expeditions to conquer Cambodia and
Mindanao .
-1899-
Title:
Assassination of Governor Bustamante and his son

Material or Medium: oil on canvas
Subjective Context: this painting is actually depiction of a specific historical event of the
Philippines during the period Spanish Colonization. According to some history books, Governor-General-Bustamante , in an effort to run a clean government clashed
with Archbishop of Manila named Fernando dela Cuesta, who had habit of protecting corrupt
government officials.
-undated-

Artist:
3. Fernando Amorsolo
Title:
Portrait of Don Julio dela Orden

Material or Medium: oil on canvas
Subjective Context:
-1947-

Title:
Francis Burton Harrison

Material or Medium: oil on canvas
Subjective Context: was an American statesman who served in the United States House of
Representatives and appointed Governor-General of the Philippines by President of the United
States Woodrow Wilson. Harrison was prominent advisor to a commonwealth president and the first
four Presidents of the Philippines.
-1938-
Title:
Portrait of Mrs. Banks

Material or Medium: oil on canvas
Subjective Context: wife of reverend banks (alderman of London).Sitter in 1 portrait.
-1956-