Arecent visit to Spain found me once more “chasing” after Philippine artwork and objects in cities near Madrid, where I was ...

Una Bulaqueña' depicts a young Filipino woman from Bulacan dressed in traditional attire. Her contemplative gaze and upright ...

Dubai: Juan Luna’s iconic painting, Una Bulaqueña —a luminous symbol of the Filipina spirit—has officially taken its place among the world’s cultural masterpieces at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. In an ...

Premium Beep cards featuring Juan Luna’s Spoliarium have been sold out, the National Museum Employees' Multi-Purpose Cooperative has said. In a statement on Thursday, the cooperative said that the ...

THE National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) passed Resolution No. 18 on October 3, adjusting the birth date of National Hero Juan Luna by a day, following conclusive findings. The ...

From accounts in the press at the time, “Spoliarium” was the crowd favorite so when Spanish King, Alfonso XII, received the prize-winning artists of the 1884 Exposition of Fine Arts, he is said to ...

The National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) celebrated a momentous occasion as it officially received the bronze Bust of Juan Luna y Novicio by Mariano Benlliure, which was generously turned over by ...

A life-size bust of artist Juan Luna — a lost historic artwork — has found its way home at the National Museum beside his “Spoliarium.” July 10, 2022 News ...

The public will be able to view "Bust of Juan Luna y Novicio" at the Spoliarium Hall starting Wednesday, October 11. —MGP, GMA Integrated News. Tags: Bust of Juan Luna y Novicio, Mariano Benlliure, ...

Juan Luna y Novicio, “Spoliarium” (1884), oil on canvas, 13.8 x 25.18 feet, collection of the National Museum of Fine Arts, Manila (photo by Marco Collado via wikimedia.org) ...

MANILA, Philippines — It is 1886 and Juan Luna is at a high. Two years earlier, his large oil painting “Spoliarium” had won the gold medal at the Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes in Madrid.