Spanish Colonial Flashcards
Introduced formal Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture which was inspired by the Byzantine, Gothic, Baroque, and Rococo art styles.
Spanish Colonial Art Period
Most Artworks are Religious (Catholic) based.
Artworks bear the Philippine themed decor even with Spanish influence.
Spanish Colonial Art Period
It frescoes 11th-12th century Church of Panayia Phorviotissa Cyprus.
Langit, Lupa, at Impierno by Josef Luciano Dans ca. 1850.
Byzantine Painting Style (Spanish Colonial)
This art refers to artistic products of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, as well as the nations and states that inherited culturally from the empire.
These are more Christian based art.
Byzantine Painting Style
It originated in early 18th century.
Paris is characterized by whimsical, curvy lines and elaborately decorative style of art, whose name derives from the French word “rocaille” which means rock-worl after the forms of sea shells.
Rococo Art (Spanish Colonial Period)
San Vicente Church or Ilocos Sur
Rococo Art (Spanish Colonial Art Period)
This style of art produced in Northern Europe from the middle ages up until the beginning of the Renaissance. Typically rooted in religious devotion.
Gothic Art (Spanish Colonial Art Period)
It is especially known for the distinctive arched design of its churches, its stained glass, and its illuminated manuscripts.
Gothic Art (Spanish Colonial Art Period)
Gothic Illuminated Manuscripts
Gothic Art
In the formation of the elite Filipino Class, the Illustrados paved the way for the rich locals to study abroad. In that case, a more “academic” and “western” approach has been learned.
Uprising of the Philippine Artists in Spanish Colonial Art Period
First Filipino to paint his face, the first Self-Portrait in the Philippines.
Father of Filipino Painting - Damian Domingo (Spanish Colonial)
Founder of the Academia de Dibujo y Pintura, the first school of drawing in the Philippines (1821).
Father of Filipino Painting - Damian Domingo (Spanish Colonial)
One of the known artists of the decorative art illustrations tipos del pais watercolor paintings that depict local costumes. It also became an album of different native costumes.
Father of Filipino Painting - Damian Domingo (Spanish Colonial)
A Filipino painter, sculptor, and political activist of the Philippine Revolution during the late 19th century.
Juan Luna y Novicio (Spanish Colonial)
His Spoliarium won the gold medal in the 1884 Madrid Exposition of Fine Arts.
Juan Luna y Novicio (Spanish Colonial)
One of the greatest Filipino painters along with fellow Juan Luna y Novicio in the late 19th century.
Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo (Spanish Colonial)
Las Virgenes Cristianas Expuestas at Populacho
Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo (Spanish Colonial)
(2) Filipino Art Style Developed during the Spanish Era
Miniaturismo Art Style
Letras y Figuras Art Style
An Art Style that pays attention to the embroidery and texture of the costume.
Miniaturismo Art Style
An art style that fuses letters with figures in everyday activity amidst a common background. Usually used in painting a patron’s full name.
Letras y Figuras Art Style (Spanish Colonial)
