National Artist of the Philippines

Artworks

• Paoay Church (1933) — Paoay Church depicts a historic Filipino church within its surrounding landscape. The painting draws attention to the relationship between architecture, nature, and cultural heritage. It encourages viewers to appreciate historic structures as part of the country’s cultural identity.
• Planting Rice (1992) — Planting Rice portrays farmers working together in a rice field. The painting highlights agricultural life and the relationship between Filipino communities and the land. It presents the importance of cooperation, hard work, and farming in everyday Filipino life.
• Dalagang Bukid (1928) — Dalagang Bukid presents a young Filipina wearing traditional clothing. The portrait invites viewers to examine how appearance, clothing, and artistic representation contribute to ideas of Filipino beauty and identity.
• Tinikling (1950) — Tinikling portrays the traditional Filipino dance associated with the rhythmic movement of dancers and bamboo poles. The painting celebrates cultural expression through movement and the interaction of the figures.
• Composition (Evacuation) 1941-1944 — This wartime painting presents a different perspective from Amorsolo’s familiar scenes of rural life. Its subject invites viewers to reflect on the fear, uncertainty, and displacement exprienced by people during World War II.