Classic Filipino Artists

Question 1

Labelled the country’s first
National Artist in 1972

Answer 1

Fernando Amorsolo

Question 2

found inside the campus of his alma mater,
the University of the Philippines,
displays a notable selection of his
work.

Answer 2

The Vargas Museum

Question 2

Title of Fernando Amorsolo

Answer 2

Grand Old Man of Philippine Art

Question 3

Works of Fernando Amorsolo

Answer 3

The Fruit gatherer
The burning of Manila
Defense of a Filipino woman’s honor
Planting Rice

Question 4

Born to Chinese
immigrants, he is the
pioneer of Philippine
modern figurative
expressionism.

Answer 4

Ang Kiukok

Question 5

Works of Ang Kiukok

Answer 5

The fisherman
Crucifixed
Thinking Man
Cockers

Question 6

Rewarded
as the country’s National
Artist in 2001, he was one
of the most successful
commercial figures on the
local art scene from the
1960s until his death
from cancer in 2005.

Answer 6

Ang Kiukok

Question 7

After he won a gold medal in
the 1984 Madrid Exposition,____________ moved to Paris and stayed
in an apartment close to the
Hidalgo’s.

Answer 7

Juan
Luna

Question 8

Shortly before his
marriage to Maria de la Paz
Pardo de Tavera he visited The
Hague and the seacost of
Scheveningen.

Answer 8

Juan Luna

Question 9

Works of Juan Luna

Answer 9

The dream of love
Portrait of a Lady
The Parisian life
Maria de la Paz Pardo de Tavera, Luna’s wife
Spolarium

Question 10

He is acknowledged as one of the
greatest Filipino painters of the late 19th
century, and is significant in Philippine
history for having been an acquaintance
and inspiration for members of the
Philippine reform movement which
included José Rizal, Marcelo del Pilar,
Mariano Ponce, and Graciano López Jaena,
although he neither involved himself
directly in that movement, nor later
associate himself with the First Philippine
Republic under Emilio Aguinaldo.

Answer 10

Felix Resurrecion Hidalgo

Question 11

Works of Felix Resurrecion Hidalgo

Answer 11

Las Virgenes Cristianas Expuestas al Populacho
Charon;s boat
Artist’s Mother

Question 12

one of the most popular
progressive artists in the country.

Answer 12

Vincente Manansala

Question 13

He was a former student of
cubist Fernand Leger and was
respected by his peers because of the
intellectual underpinnings of his art.

Answer 13

Vincente Manansala

Question 14

He was given a posthumous
recognition as a National Artist in
1982.

Answer 14

Vincente Manansala

Question 15

Work of Vincente Manansala

Answer 15

Ang Magbabayo

Question 16

one of the best mural artists the
country has ever had.

Answer 16

Carlos ‘Botong’ V. Francisco

Question 17

He stayed permanently in
Angono where he became the first
regional artist. In Angono, he refined
the style he had made his own, his
personal version of Post-
impressionism grafted into the
Philippine context.

Answer 17

Carlos ‘Botong’ V. Francisco

Question 18

Located just North of Venice is the Island of Murano, one of the best places in the world to see the art of glass

Answer 18

Glass Blowers - Murano Italy

Question 19

Tibet’s knife makers are clingin on. Following the teachings of their forefathers, workers reply a variety of materials; copper is often used for the blade, while the horns of bulls and antelopes, along with wood and metal are used for the handles

Answer 19

Knife Makers - Tibet, China

Question 20

Works of Knife Workers of Tibet China

Answer 20

Ritual Chopper knife with Zephyr
Yakutia, Tibetan Knife

Question 21

Traditionally made from rosewood, sycamore, cypress, and spruce, a flamenco guitar is the result of centuries of fine-tuning

Answer 21

Flamenco Guitar Luthiers - Madrid Spain

Question 22

Intricately carving the stone into decorative forms, the treasures were passed down through the generations, each with its own meaning and increasing cultural value

Answer 22

Jade Lapidaries - Hokitika, New Zealand

Question 23

Dug up in Southern China, Archeologist determined that the oldest fragments of pottery dated back some 20,000 years. With such a vast timeframe in which to evolve, it’s no wonder the world is now steeped with a deep history of ceramic production

Answer 23

Azulejo tile Makers - Lisbon Portugal