PAINTER

Juan Luna

1857 - 1899

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Juan Luna de San Pedro y Novicio Ancheta (Spanish: [ˈxwan ˈluna], Tagalog: [hwɐn ˈluna]; October 25, 1857 – December 7, 1899) was a Filipino painter, sculptor and a political activist of the Philippine Revolution during the late 19th century. He became one of the first recognized Philippine artists. His winning of the gold medal in the 1884 Madrid Exposition of Fine Arts, along with the silver win of fellow Filipino painter Félix Resurrección Hidalgo, prompted a celebration which was a significant highlight in the memoirs of members of the Propaganda Movement, with the fellow Ilustrados toasting the two painters' good health and the brotherhood between Spain and the Philippines. Well regarded for work done in the manner of European academies of his time, Luna painted literary and historical scenes, some with an underscore of political commentary. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Juan Luna has received more than 2,209,365 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Juan Luna is the 1,166th most popular painter (up from 1,361st in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Philippines (down from 28th in 2019) and the most popular Filipino Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Juan Luna ranks 1,166 out of 2,023. Before him are Gustave Le Gray, Uroš Predić, Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz, Utagawa Toyokuni, Joachim Wtewael, and Wojciech Kossak. After him are Eirene, Mariam Aslamazian, Joaquín Sabina, Jacques Blanchard, Jankel Adler, and Cornelis Bloemaert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1857, Juan Luna ranks 77. Before him are Léon Charles Thévenin, Abdurreshid Ibrahim, Arthur Arz von Straußenburg, Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt, Wilhelm Kienzl, and Uroš Predić. After him are Gustave Lanson, Ernst Trygger, Stojan Protić, Filippo Turati, Shibli Nomani, and Princess Elisabeth Anna of Prussia. Among people deceased in 1899, Juan Luna ranks 35. Before him are Numa Droz, Heinrich Kiepert, George Averoff, Ottmar Mergenthaler, Antonio Luna, and Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe. After him are Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Lucien Quélet, Mór Than, José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior, Sophronius IV of Alexandria, and Paul Janet.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Juan Luna ranks 30 out of 155. Before him are Ramon Magsaysay (1907), Fidel Ramos (1928), Benigno Aquino III (1960), Joseph Estrada (1937), Maria Ressa (1963), and Antonio Luna (1866). After him are Francisco Balagtas (1788), Sergio Osmeña (1878), Florencio Campomanes (1927), Carlos P. Garcia (1896), Luis Eduardo Aute (1943), and Brenda Marshall (1915).

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Among PAINTERS In Philippines

Among painters born in Philippines, Juan Luna ranks 1. After him are Pacita Abad (1946), and Satine Phoenix (1980).

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