Thursday, August 9, 2012

Planting of the First Cross



Title: Planting of the First Cross (1965)
Artist: Vicente Manansala (1910 - 1981)
Material or Medium: oil on canvas
Subjective Context:
This painting shows the birth of Roman Catholicism in the Philippines. On March 31,1521, an Eastern Sunday, Ferdinand Magellan ordered a mass to be celebrated. And on the same day, he instructed his comrades to plant a cross on the top of the hill overlooking the sea.




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2 comments:

  1. Saaverio de YloApril 4, 2018 at 9:25 AM

    Uh, you do know you're not supposed to touch the paintings, yea? Shame on you.

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  2. UnknownOctober 24, 2019 at 4:23 AM

    and you were insturcted before you enter the museum that it is not allowed to mock the paintings. my ghaad, simple instructions you cant follow??

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