Procision [sic] de la Semana Santa; y costumbre de Manila., 19th century.

Lilly Catalog: accessed 2018.: An undated water-color signed Por M. Ortega, depicting a Holy Week procession in Manila, folded and bound in boards.

Annotations (30 March 2023) The piece is signed "Por M. Ortega" on page 1

Other handwritten texts in Spanish (with localized orthograpghy) include

S. Pedro
Señor del Huerto
Señor de la Pacensia
Señor de Tres Cabida
Cristo Crucificado
Paro. del Trendimiento ?

Initial photos of this Watercolour were taken by Jorge Mojarro and posted by Luis Sorando Muzás here:

https://www.facebook.com/luis.sorandomuzas/posts/pfbid02EsZ5GeJFMt9PTAo8C5FBsRse9eQ96dmxHDooTLF4bNSMTA3v7MZ8mhCMpY5PyoQul

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10223877331834600&set=pcb.10223877334714672

Later reposted by Jesse Limdee - which has a good crowdsourced discussion on the exact place this was painted from: ( some contend it is from Vigan).

Follow the comments here:

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10228680543779390&set=pcb.965807140788194

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Creator

M. Ortega

Date

Late 19th century

Contributor

Photos taken by Cristina Juan at the Lilly Library 9/26/2018.
Photos stitched together using Adobe Photoshop.

Rights

Lilly Library

Identifier

Philippine MS II LMC 1808

Origin

Philippines
Vigan?

Materials

Watercolour paper, watercolour

Physical Dimensions

12 watercolour pages measuring one foot each - folded accordion style and bound in boards.
Whole piece measures about 3.65 meters long.

Provenance

Bought by M. Mendel for the Lilly Library. Came with Philippine MS II LMC 1808.

Acquisition Date

1961

Official Website

https://archives.iu.edu/catalog/InU-Li-VAD6897aspace_9c7d2683ae49abb4a2c15fe2015eae3f

Collection

Lilly Library

Source

https://archives.iu.edu/catalog/InU-Li-VAD6897aspace_9c7d2683ae49abb4a2c15fe2015eae3f

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M. Ortega, “Procision [sic] de la Semana Santa; y costumbre de Manila., 19th century.

,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 29, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/30472.

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