The Portrait Of A Lady By Juan Luna
The film is a tribute to the artistic contributions made by 19th century filipino artist and social activist juan luna and a romantic horror based on the urban legends that surround the cursed painting portrait of a lady.
The portrait of a lady by juan luna. Some of the people also said that some of the former owners of this portrait get unlucky in everything so nobody else wanted to owned or keep this portrait. It is a dream like film that explores uncovering cultural identity and the bond between mother and son. Portrait of paz pardo de tavera from the ateneo de manila university archives. Juan luna y novicio or simply juan luna was born october 23rd of 1857.
Cursed portrait of a lady. Juan luna y novicio location. She a part of an affluent family in spain and described by rizal as very amiable and a good dresser fell in love with the bad boy from ilocos and were soon married. He became one of the first recognized philippine artists.
Behind the curse of juan luna s portrait of a lady the famous portrait of paz pardo de tavera by her husband the artist juan luna remains haunted by the memory of a murder and a curse believed to bring misfortune to the personalities who have owned it. His winning the gold medal in the 1884 madrid exposition of fine arts along with the. The said portrait of juan luna was kept now by the national museum of the philippines and named as the portrait of a lady. Portrait of a lady.
Luna was arrested and charged with murder but was later acquitted on grounds of a crime of passion. Gallery iii south wing galleries level 2 house floor unlike juan luna s spoliarium portrait of a lady is not four meters tall and seven meters wide but this piece has its own story to tell. He was one of the first artists from the philippines ever recognized internationally winning a gold medal in the 1884 madrid exposition of fine arts. Portrait of a lady mi novia portrait of paz pardo de tavera 1885 artist.
This painting of a woman holding a rosary was painted by the famous filipino artist juan luna and is believed to be cursed. Juan luna de san pedro y novicio ancheta spanish. October 24 1857 december 7 1899 better known as juan luna was a filipino painter sculptor and a political activist of the philippine revolution during the late 19th century. Juan luna killed his wife and mother in law in september 22 1892.