The Lopez Memorial Museum's Art Galleries house paintings by 19th century Filipino masters, Juan Luna y Novicio and Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo. Luna and Hidalgo both garnered honors for their country when the paintings they submitted to the 1884 Exposicion General de Bellas Artes in Madrid won the Filipino some international recognition in the field of fine arts.

Luna Gallery I Am Cold by Juan Luna, 1885 Oil on canvas Amorsolo Gallery Detail of Women Washing by the River, 1967 Fernando Amorsolo, Oil on canvas

Luna's Spoliarium received one of the three gold medals awarded. Hidalgo's entry, Virgenes Expuestas al Populacho was awarded the first silver out of the total thirteen that were given out. A walk through the galleries will prove that Luna's work are in distinct contrast to those of Hidalgo's. If Luna's canvasses depict drama and a certain bravura, Hidalgo's portray a delicate sensibility, which a critic has described as "more pure, more serene in feeling". The galleries also house selected works by 20th century National Artist, Fernando Amorsolo, who gained prominence during the early Thirties and Forties as the painter who popularized the era's rustic Philippine landscape and the lovely dalagang Filipina. Throughout the years, the museum has acquired paintings by many of the country's National Artists including Carlos "Botong" Francisco, Vicente Manansala, H.R. Ocampo, Cesar Legaspi, and Arturo Luz. Important artists such as Fernando Zobel, Nena Saguil, Juvenal Sanso, Macario Vitalis, Jose Joya And Romeo Tabuena are also represented in the museum's ever expanding collection. The museum is equally proud of its largely under-rated pieces from Juan Arellano and Dominador Castaņeda. back to top Lopez Memorial Museum » Art Galleries

Hidalgo Gallery Detail of En el Jardin by Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo, 1885, Oil on wood The Modernists Detail of Harana sa Batalan by Carlos Francisco, undated, Oil on canvas