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{{short description|Filipino painter}}
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{{Philippine name|Cueto|Amorsolo}}
{{Infobox artist
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| name = Pablo Amorsolo
| name = Pablo Amorsolo
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| birth_name = Pablo Cueto
| birth_name = Pablo Cueto
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1898|6|26}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1898|6|26}}
| birth_place = [[Daet, Camarines Norte|Daet]], [[Camarines Norte]], [[Captaincy General of the Philippines]]<ref name="baptism">{{cite web |url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSMV-4QVH-1 |title=Film # 007776350 Image Film # 007776350; ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSMV-4QVH-1 — FamilySearch.org |accessdate=January 1, 2017}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Daet, Camarines Norte|Daet]], [[Camarines Norte]], [[Captaincy General of the Philippines]]<ref name="baptism">{{cite web |url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSMV-4QVH-1 |title=Film # 007776350 Image Film # 007776350; ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSMV-4QVH-1 — FamilySearch.org |website=[[FamilySearch]] |accessdate=January 1, 2017}}</ref>
| death_date = {{death date and age|1945|02|21|1898|6|28}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1945|02|21|1898|6|28}}
| death_place = [[Antipolo]], [[Rizal]], [[Philippine Commonwealth]]
| death_place = [[Antipolo]], [[Rizal (province)|Rizal]], [[Philippine Commonwealth]]
| nationality = Filipino
| nationality = Filipino
| field = Painting
| known_for = Painting
| works = ''Ferdinand Magellan and Natives'' <br> ''Piro'' (1930) <br> ''The Discovery of the Philippines'' (1945)
| notable_works = ''Ferdinand Magellan and Natives'' <br> ''Piro'' (1930) <br> ''The Discovery of the Philippines'' (1945)
| training = [[University of the Philippines]]
| training = [[University of the Philippines]]
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| family = [[Fernando Amorsolo]] (brother)
| influences = [[Joaquín Sorolla]] and [[Ignacio Zuloaga]], Spanish [[Impressionism|impressionists]].
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| family = [[Fernando Amorsolo]] (brother)
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'''Pablo Cueto Amorsolo''' (born '''Pablo Cueto''', June 26, 1898 – February 21, 1945)<ref name="baptism"/> was a [[Filipino people|Filipino]] [[Painting|painter]]. He was the younger brother of the [[Philippine National Artist]] [[Fernando Amorsolo]].<ref name=Geringer>[http://www.geringerart.com/bios/pablocamorsolo.html ”Pablo Cueto Amorsolo,” GeringerArt.com (undated)], retrieved on March 18, 2008</ref><ref name=GlobalPinoy>[http://www.globalpinoy.com/ch/ch_nationalartists_sub.php?name=Fernando%20C.%20Amorsolo%20(1892-1972)&category=Visual%20Arts An article about Fernando C. Amorsolo that mentions Pablo Amorsolo, Cultural Heritage, GlobalPinoy.com, 2006], retrieved on: April 6, 2008</ref><ref name=Guillermo>Guillermo, Alice G. "Pablo Amorsolo" (as instructor at the University of the Philippines), Encyclopedia of Philippine Art. Manila: Cultural Center of the Philippines, 1994.</ref><ref name=Antiqbook>[http://www.antiqbook.com/boox/bibman/52788.shtml Amorsolo, Fernando, Pablo Amorsolo, Fabian de la Rosa and I. L. Miranda, Paintings of Twelve Philippine Women, Christian, Mohammedan and Pagan..., Manila: Philippine Education Company, Inc., 1929. Foreword by A. V. H. Hartendorp, Unpaginated, first edition.]</ref>
'''Pablo Cueto Amorsolo''' (born '''Pablo Cueto'''; June 26, 1898 – February 21, 1945)<ref name="baptism"/> was a [[Filipino people|Filipino]] [[Painting|painter]]. He was the younger brother of the [[Philippine National Artist]] [[Fernando Amorsolo]].<ref name=Geringer>[http://www.geringerart.com/bios/pablocamorsolo.html ”Pablo Cueto Amorsolo,” GeringerArt.com (undated)], retrieved on March 18, 2008</ref><ref name=GlobalPinoy>[http://www.globalpinoy.com/ch/ch_nationalartists_sub.php?name=Fernando%20C.%20Amorsolo%20(1892-1972)&category=Visual%20Arts An article about Fernando C. Amorsolo that mentions Pablo Amorsolo, Cultural Heritage, GlobalPinoy.com, 2006] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927023146/http://www.globalpinoy.com/ch/ch_nationalartists_sub.php?name=Fernando%20C.%20Amorsolo%20(1892-1972)&category=Visual%20Arts |date=2007-09-27 }}, retrieved on: April 6, 2008</ref><ref name=Guillermo>Guillermo, Alice G. "Pablo Amorsolo" (as instructor at the University of the Philippines), Encyclopedia of Philippine Art. Manila: Cultural Center of the Philippines, 1994.</ref><ref name=Antiqbook>{{Cite web |url=http://www.antiqbook.com/boox/bibman/52788.shtml |title=Amorsolo, Fernando, Pablo Amorsolo, Fabian de la Rosa and I. L. Miranda, Paintings of Twelve Philippine Women, Christian, Mohammedan and Pagan..., Manila: Philippine Education Company, Inc., 1929. Foreword by A. V. H. Hartendorp, Unpaginated, first edition. |access-date=2008-04-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228054501/https://www.antiqbook.com/boox/bibman/52788.shtml |archive-date=2017-12-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=FamilySearch>[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9396-JJ9K-LK? ”Pablo Cueto Amorsolo,” FamilySearch.org (2024)], retrieved on June 3, 2024</ref>


[[File:Limpia Botas by Pablo Amorsolo.jpg|thumb|''Limpia Botas'' by Pablo Amorsolo, [[University of Santo Tomas]] Collection.]]
[[File:Limpia Botas by Pablo Amorsolo.jpg|thumb|''Limpia Botas'' by Pablo Amorsolo, [[University of Santo Tomas]] Collection.]]
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==Biography==
==Biography==
Pablo Amorsolo was born in [[Daet, Camarines Norte]] to husband and wife Pedro Amorsolo, a book keeper, and Bonifacia Cueto y Vélez. When he was eight years old, his family moved to [[Manila]].<ref name=Geringer/>
Pablo Amorsolo y Cueto was born in [[Daet, Camarines Norte]] to husband and wife Pedro Amorsolo, a book keeper, and Bonifacia Cueto y Vélez. When he was eight years old, his family moved to [[Manila]].<ref name=Geringer/>


During World War II, Amorsolo engaged in partisan activities under the Japanese regime and was said to have gained the rank of Colonel under the Kempeitai. Eventually he was captured by [[Philippines|Filipino]] troops.<ref name=Geringer/>
During World War II, Amorsolo engaged in partisan activities under the Japanese regime and was said to have gained the rank of Colonel under the [[Kempeitai]]. Eventually he was captured by [[Philippines|Filipino]] troops.<ref name=Geringer/>


He was sentenced and executed by firing squad in the hands of [[guerillas]]. He died in this manner at [[Antipolo, Rizal]] in 1945.<ref name=Geringer/>
Some sources<ref name=Geringer/> say that he was sentenced and executed by firing squad in the hands of [[guerillas]], and that he died in this manner at [[Antipolo, Rizal]] in 1945. His death record from the Manila Civil Registry says that he died of "perforation of intestines" in Calle Lealtad in Manila, and was buried at the Balic-balic Church in Sampaloc, Manila.<ref name=FamilySearch/>


==Education==
==Education==
He became an apprentice-painter under the guidance of his uncle, [[Fabián de la Rosa]], an expert painter. After elementary schooling, Amorsolo studied at the Lyceum of Manila. He later graduated from the School of Fine Arts of the [[University of the Philippines]] in 1924.<ref name=Geringer/><ref name=Guillermo/>
He became an apprentice-painter under the guidance of his uncle, [[Fabián de la Rosa]], an expert painter. After elementary schooling, Amorsolo studied at the Lyceum of Manila. He later graduated from the School of Fine Arts of the [[University of the Philippines]] in 1924.<ref name=Geringer/><ref name=Guillermo/>


Two years after enrolling as a student at the University of the Philippines, he was appointed as an assistant-teacher for painting. He taught painting until the arrival of the Second World War.<ref name=Geringer/>
Two years after enrolling as a student at the University of the Philippines, he was appointed as an assistant-teacher for painting. He taught painting until the arrival of the Second World War.<ref name=Geringer/>


==Career==
==Career==
Amorsolo was an enthusiast of both classical and modern-day forms of art. During the 1930s, he drew and painted may editorial illustrations for Philippine magazines such as the ''Graphic'', ''Tribune'', ''La Vanguardia'', ''Herald'', and ''Manila Times''. He became one of the causes for the rise of the so-called genre art in the Philippines, because he weaved, through his artistic brush strokes, a wide variety of images that show native and social scenes and scenarios. He was also a known master of portrait paintings who had the ability to give life to any individual subject. He painted people from different levels of society and also from varied age brackets, where he was able to present his ability to understand the characteristics and personalities of his human subjects. He also created works that portray themes related to [[Philippine history]]. Examples of these are the large images of ''[[Ferdinand Magellan|Magellan]] and the [[Filipino people|Natives]]'' and ''The Discovery of the Philippines''. The latter was painted in 1944.<ref name=Geringer/>
Amorsolo was an enthusiast of both classical and modern-day forms of art. During the 1930s, he drew and painted may editorial illustrations for Philippine magazines such as the ''Graphic'', ''Tribune'', ''La Vanguardia'', ''Herald'', and ''Manila Times''. He became one of the causes for the rise of the so-called genre art in the Philippines, because he weaved, through his artistic brush strokes, a wide variety of images that show native and social scenes and scenarios. He was also a known master of portrait paintings who had the ability to give life to any individual subject. He painted people from different levels of society and also from varied age brackets, where he was able to present his ability to understand the characteristics and personalities of his human subjects. He also created works that portray themes related to [[Philippine history]]. Examples of these are the large images of ''[[Ferdinand Magellan|Magellan]] and the [[Filipino people|Natives]]'' and ''The Discovery of the Philippines''. The latter was painted in 1944.<ref name=Geringer/>


Unfortunately, most of Amorsolo's paintings were destroyed by a fire that occurred in 1945.<ref name=Geringer/>
Unfortunately, most of Amorsolo's paintings were destroyed by a fire that occurred in 1945.<ref name=Geringer/>
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==Works==
==Works==
*''Ferdinand Magellan and Natives''
*''Ferdinand Magellan and Natives''
*''Piro'', oil on canvas, 183 x 138&nbsp;mm, 1930<ref name=Cultural>[http://www.culturalconservation.unimelb.edu.au/research/canvaspainting/introduction.html "Image 1: Pablo Amorsolo, ''Piro'', 1930 (oil on canvasboard, 183 x 138 mm, Philippines, JB Vargas Museum, University of the Philippines, acc. no. UPVM-III.00077), Introduction: The Characterisation of Oil Paintings in Tropical Environments, The Behaviour of Western Artist’s Materials in Tropical Environments, The Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation, October 3, 2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719191911/http://www.culturalconservation.unimelb.edu.au/research/canvaspainting/introduction.html |date=July 19, 2008 }}</ref>
*''Piro'', oil on canvas, 183 x 138&nbsp;mm, 1930<ref name=Cultural>{{Cite web |url=http://www.culturalconservation.unimelb.edu.au/research/canvaspainting/introduction.html |title="Image 1: Pablo Amorsolo, ''Piro'', 1930 (oil on canvasboard, 183 x 138 mm, Philippines, JB Vargas Museum, University of the Philippines, acc. no. UPVM-III.00077), Introduction: The Characterisation of Oil Paintings in Tropical Environments, The Behaviour of Western Artist's Materials in Tropical Environments, The Centre for Cultural Materials |access-date=2008-04-07 |archive-date=2008-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719191911/http://www.culturalconservation.unimelb.edu.au/research/canvaspainting/introduction.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*''The Discovery of the Philippines'', 1945
*''The Discovery of the Philippines'', 1945


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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.researchsea.com/html/calendar.php/eid/1016/cid/5/research/amorsolo__osias_and_the_philippine_readers_series.html Osias, Camilo, Fernando and Pablo Amorsolo (illustrators), The Philippine Readers Series (exhibition), volumes of basic instructional materials during the American period, 15 September – 12 November 2006, The Landing Gallery, UP Jorge B. Vargas Museum, Diliman, Quezon City] and [http://www.vargasmuseum.org/ UP Vargas Museum]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160301104240/http://www.researchsea.com/html/calendar.php/eid/1016/cid/5/research/amorsolo__osias_and_the_philippine_readers_series.html Osias, Camilo, Fernando and Pablo Amorsolo (illustrators), The Philippine Readers Series (exhibition), volumes of basic instructional materials during the American period, 15 September – 12 November 2006, The Landing Gallery, UP Jorge B. Vargas Museum, Diliman, Quezon City] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20190703052944/http://www.vargasmuseum.org/ UP Vargas Museum]
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* [http://www.geringerart.com/artists/pablo-cueto-amorsolo/ Pablo Cueto Amorsolo]
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* [http://www.geringerart.com/artists/pablo-cueto-amorsolo/ PABLO CUETO AMORSOLO]


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Latest revision as of 17:01, 2 June 2024

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Cueto and the surname or paternal family name is Amorsolo.
Pablo Amorsolo
Born
Pablo Cueto

(1898-06-26)June 26, 1898
Daet, Camarines Norte, Captaincy General of the Philippines[1]
DiedFebruary 21, 1945(1945-02-21) (aged 46)
Antipolo, Rizal, Philippine Commonwealth
NationalityFilipino
EducationUniversity of the Philippines
Known forPainting
Notable workFerdinand Magellan and Natives
Piro (1930)
The Discovery of the Philippines (1945)
FamilyFernando Amorsolo (brother)

Pablo Cueto Amorsolo (born Pablo Cueto; June 26, 1898 – February 21, 1945)[1] was a Filipino painter. He was the younger brother of the Philippine National Artist Fernando Amorsolo.[2][3][4][5][6]

Limpia Botas by Pablo Amorsolo, University of Santo Tomas Collection.
Fruit Vendor by Pablo Amorsolo, University of Santo Tomas Collection.

Biography

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Pablo Amorsolo y Cueto was born in Daet, Camarines Norte to husband and wife Pedro Amorsolo, a book keeper, and Bonifacia Cueto y Vélez. When he was eight years old, his family moved to Manila.[2]

During World War II, Amorsolo engaged in partisan activities under the Japanese regime and was said to have gained the rank of Colonel under the Kempeitai. Eventually he was captured by Filipino troops.[2]

Some sources[2] say that he was sentenced and executed by firing squad in the hands of guerillas, and that he died in this manner at Antipolo, Rizal in 1945. His death record from the Manila Civil Registry says that he died of "perforation of intestines" in Calle Lealtad in Manila, and was buried at the Balic-balic Church in Sampaloc, Manila.[6]

Education

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He became an apprentice-painter under the guidance of his uncle, Fabián de la Rosa, an expert painter. After elementary schooling, Amorsolo studied at the Lyceum of Manila. He later graduated from the School of Fine Arts of the University of the Philippines in 1924.[2][4]

Two years after enrolling as a student at the University of the Philippines, he was appointed as an assistant-teacher for painting. He taught painting until the arrival of the Second World War.[2]

Career

[edit]

Amorsolo was an enthusiast of both classical and modern-day forms of art. During the 1930s, he drew and painted may editorial illustrations for Philippine magazines such as the Graphic, Tribune, La Vanguardia, Herald, and Manila Times. He became one of the causes for the rise of the so-called genre art in the Philippines, because he weaved, through his artistic brush strokes, a wide variety of images that show native and social scenes and scenarios. He was also a known master of portrait paintings who had the ability to give life to any individual subject. He painted people from different levels of society and also from varied age brackets, where he was able to present his ability to understand the characteristics and personalities of his human subjects. He also created works that portray themes related to Philippine history. Examples of these are the large images of Magellan and the Natives and The Discovery of the Philippines. The latter was painted in 1944.[2]

Unfortunately, most of Amorsolo's paintings were destroyed by a fire that occurred in 1945.[2]

Works

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  • Ferdinand Magellan and Natives
  • Piro, oil on canvas, 183 x 138 mm, 1930[7]
  • The Discovery of the Philippines, 1945

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Film # 007776350 Image Film # 007776350; ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSMV-4QVH-1 — FamilySearch.org". FamilySearch. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h ”Pablo Cueto Amorsolo,” GeringerArt.com (undated), retrieved on March 18, 2008
  3. ^ An article about Fernando C. Amorsolo that mentions Pablo Amorsolo, Cultural Heritage, GlobalPinoy.com, 2006 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved on: April 6, 2008
  4. ^ a b Guillermo, Alice G. "Pablo Amorsolo" (as instructor at the University of the Philippines), Encyclopedia of Philippine Art. Manila: Cultural Center of the Philippines, 1994.
  5. ^ "Amorsolo, Fernando, Pablo Amorsolo, Fabian de la Rosa and I. L. Miranda, Paintings of Twelve Philippine Women, Christian, Mohammedan and Pagan..., Manila: Philippine Education Company, Inc., 1929. Foreword by A. V. H. Hartendorp, Unpaginated, first edition". Archived from the original on 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
  6. ^ a b ”Pablo Cueto Amorsolo,” FamilySearch.org (2024), retrieved on June 3, 2024
  7. ^ ""Image 1: Pablo Amorsolo, Piro, 1930 (oil on canvasboard, 183 x 138 mm, Philippines, JB Vargas Museum, University of the Philippines, acc. no. UPVM-III.00077), Introduction: The Characterisation of Oil Paintings in Tropical Environments, The Behaviour of Western Artist's Materials in Tropical Environments, The Centre for Cultural Materials". Archived from the original on 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
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