Besides the classification of autochthonous types, the set of heads by Villanueva at the Prado clearly illustrates the interest taken by Philippine painters in the local as an object of representation. This series served as examples for the students at the Academy of Manila, where the artist was a brilliant pupil.
Esteban Villanueva y Vinarao Manila (Philippines), 1859 - Alicante (Spain), 1920
Subject
A Philippine native from the country.
Date
1875
Identifier
P006852
Origin
Painted in Madrid
Connection to Philippines
Painted by a Filipino artist
Materials
Oil on Canvas
Physical Dimensions
Height: 69 cm; Width: 54 cm
Provenance
Museo de Ultramar, until 1908; Museo de Arte Moderno, 1908-1971; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, 2016 Registros-Inventarios Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno, 1900-1936. Núm. 40V. It was deposited by Royal Order of 11/15/1913 at the City Hall of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, and taken back to the Prado by Order of 1/29/2021.
Acquisition Date
1971
Short description
Inscriptions:´INDIA DE CAMPO. ESTUDIO DEL NATURAL POR ESTEBAN VILLANUEVA, DISCIPULO DE D. AGUSTIN SAEZ. ACADEMIA DE MANILA, CLASE DE COLORIDO Y COMPOSICION 1875 Signed and dated. Front
Room 061A (On Display) Filipiniana. Siglo XX Madrid 11.05.2006 - 24.09.2006 Filipinas hace un siglo Manila 04.02.2000 - 04.03.2000
References
El ''Prado disperso''. Cuadros depositados en Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Cuadros y esculturas depositados en Sta. Cruz de Tenerife. Cuadros depositados en La Laguna (Tenerife). Cuadros depositados en La Orotava (Tenerife), Boletín del Museo del Prado, XIII (31), 1992, pp. 93. Discovering Philippine Art in Spain, Department of Foreign Affairs, Manila, 1998, pp. 257. Romero de Tejada y Picatoste, Pilar, Filipinas, Hace Un Siglo, Ministerio de Educacon y Cultura., Madrid, 2000. Guardiola, Juan, Filipiniana, Casa Asia, Madrid, 2006, pp. 82. Barón, Javier, The Spanish presence at Philadelphia's Centennial Exhibition and Chicago's world's Columbian, Collecting spanish art. Spain's golden age and America's Gilded Age., 2012, pp. 65-93 [75]. Díez, J.L. (dir.), Pintura del Siglo XIX en el Museo del Prado. Catálogo general, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 2015, pp. 586.
Esteban Villanueva y Vinarao Manila (Philippines), 1859 - Alicante (Spain), 1920, “India del campo,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed May 27, 2022, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/27694.