History through Paintings and Films

Question 1

A method of understanding language,
symbols, pictures, and other elements
present in texts to gain information on how
people make sense and communicate
experience

Answer 1

Textual
Analysis

Question 2

A method of understanding art that focuses
on an artwork’s visual elements; a
description and explanation of the visual
structure

Answer 2

Visual
Analysis

Question 3

The representation of history and our
thoughts about it in visual images and filmic
discourse

Answer 3

Historiophoty

Question 4

the most prominent
among Filipino painters of the 19th century,
was born in 1857 in Ilocos Norte. A painter,
sculptor, and political activist of the
Philippine Revolution,

Answer 4

Juan Luna

Question 5

It
features the bloody gladiator matches of Romans but is also an
allegory to the despair and abuses Filipinos suffered from during
the Spanish reign in the country.

Answer 5

SPOLIARIUM

Question 6

shied away from his
usual intense and dramatic subjects and instead portrayed a
“fleeting moment of ordinary life” during his stay in Paris in the
1890s.

Answer 6

THE PARISIAN LIFE
Juan Luna

Question 7

It is an allegorical depiction of two women
together, one a representation of Spain and the other of the
Philippines.

Answer 7

ESPAÑA Y FILIPINAS
Juan Luna

Question 8

is a “historic and historical” painting by
Filipino painter Juan Luna. The scene painted by the artist
portrays the 1565 Sandugo

Answer 8

THE BLOOD COMPACT
Juan Luna

Question 9

Nicknamed the “Grand Old Man
of Philippine Art.” He was the first-ever to be
recognized as a National Artist of the
Philippines.

Answer 9

Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto

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

Answer 10

Félix Resurrección Hidalgo y Padilla

Question 11

silver medalist during the 1884 Exposicion
General de Bellas Artes in Madrid, Spain, also known as the
Madrid Exposition.

Answer 11

LAS VIRGENES CRISTIANAS EXPUESTAS AL POPULACHO
Félix Resurrección Hidalgo

Question 12

Filipino muralist from Angono,
Rizal.

Answer 12

Carlos Modesto “Botong”
Villaluz Francisco

Question 13

was a Filipino cubist painter and illustrator.

Answer 13

Vicente Silva Manansala

Question 14

printmaker, painter, mixed media
artist, and a former dean of the
University of the Philippines’ College
of Fine Arts.

Answer 14

José Tanig Joya

Question 15

pioneering scholar of history
and visual media, argued that research and film are both
“legitimate forms of historical knowledge.”

Answer 15

Robert A. Rosenstone,

Question 16

coined the term historiophoty, “the representation
of history and our thoughts about it in visual images and filmic
discourse,”

Answer 16

Hayden White,

Question 17

it tells
the story of how two haciendero families cope with the changes
brought about by the war.

Answer 17

ORO, PLATA, MATA (1982)

Question 18

The
film was based on the true story of
Filipino patriot José Rizal, who was
imprisoned under the Spanish
colonization and tells Rizal’s story
until the final day of his execution.

Answer 18

JOSÉ RIZAL (1998)

Question 19

mockumentary in which
two filmmakers (Ricky Davao and Cris Villanueva) question the
national hero Jose Rizal’s life and the issues he faced with the
Catholic Church

Answer 19

BAYANING 3RD WORLD

Question 20

story—from the Vietnam War to Ferdinand
Marcos’ re-election, to the former dictator’s declaration of Martial
Law—

Answer 20

DEKADA ’70

Question 21

Among the characters are a newly married couple
(Judy Ann Santos and Raymart Santiago) separated by duty and
a transgender (Dennis Trillo) having an affair with a Japanese
soldier.

Answer 21

AISHITE IMASU 1941: MAHAL KITA (2004)

Question 22

the focus shifts to the
first president of the Philippine Republic, Emilio Aguinaldo.

Answer 22

EL PRESIDENTE (2012)

Question 23

young general Gregorio del Pilar, who is tasked
to clean up Luna’s loyal followers.

Answer 23

GOYO