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“Modern Maria Clara” by Filipino artist Victorio Edades, on display at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Manila, is an oil on canvas painting completed in 1958. The portrait depicts a Filipina as the modern version of Maria Clara -- a prominent fictional character from Dr. Jose Rizal’s "Noli Me Tangere" written as a traditional, feminine, conservative, and charming lady known for her beauty, virtue, and tragic fate. She is depicted by Rizal as a symbol of purity and the struggles faced by women in colonial Philippines. In this portrait, the artist shows the lady wearing a Filipino fashion ensemble of kimona (a traditional Filipino blouse) and panuelo (a shawl) portraying this lady as a "modern" Maria Clara in his time. Edades was born to Hilario Edades and Cecilia Edades on December 23, 1895 in Dagupan Pangasinan. He studied his early education in his hometown. In 1893, he left for the U.S. to study architecture and fine arts at the University of Washington in Seattle. Edades was exposed to the Western artistic styles that led him to deviate from his academic style. He returned to the Philippines in 1928 with new influences, met and worked with Carlos V. Francisco and Galo Ocampo. They formed the first triumvirate in Philippine modern art. In the same year, he had his first solo exhibition at Philippine Columbian Club in Ermita, Manila. He held more exhibitions and participated in group shows locally and internationally was well as teaching architectural design and history at Mapua Institute of Design and Technology. Together with HR Ocampo and Diosdado Lorenzo, they formed the Atelier of Modern Art in 1937. He married Jean Garrott, an American, teaching English and drama at the University of the Philippines. Edades was proclaimed National Artist for Painting in 1976 and is considered the Father of Modern Painting in the Philippines.

“Modern Maria Clara” by Filipino artist Victorio Edades, on display at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Manila, is an oil on canvas painting completed in 1958. The portrait depicts a Filipina as the modern version of Maria Clara -- a prominent fictional character from Dr. Jose Rizal’s "Noli Me Tangere" written as a traditional, feminine, conservative, and charming lady known for her beauty, virtue, and tragic fate. She is depicted by Rizal as a symbol of purity and the struggles faced by women in colonial Philippines. In this portrait, the artist shows the lady wearing a Filipino fashion ensemble of kimona (a traditional Filipino blouse) and panuelo (a shawl) portraying this lady as a "modern" Maria Clara in his time. Edades was born to Hilario Edades and Cecilia Edades on December 23, 1895 in Dagupan Pangasinan. He studied his early education in his hometown. In 1893, he left for the U.S. to study architecture and fine arts at the University of Washington in Seattle. Edades was exposed to the Western artistic styles that led him to deviate from his academic style. He returned to the Philippines in 1928 with new influences, met and worked with Carlos V. Francisco and Galo Ocampo. They formed the first triumvirate in Philippine modern art. In the same year, he had his first solo exhibition at Philippine Columbian Club in Ermita, Manila. He held more exhibitions and participated in group shows locally and internationally was well as teaching architectural design and history at Mapua Institute of Design and Technology. Together with HR Ocampo and Diosdado Lorenzo, they formed the Atelier of Modern Art in 1937. He married Jean Garrott, an American, teaching English and drama at the University of the Philippines. Edades was proclaimed National Artist for Painting in 1976 and is considered the Father of Modern Painting in the Philippines.

Modern Maria Clara by Victorio C Edades (Filipino) - Oil on canvas / 1958 - National Museum of Fine Arts (Manilla, Philippines) #womeninart #fineart #art #portraitofawoman #womensart #FilipinoArtist #VictorioEdades #artwork #oilpainting #NationalMuseumPh #beauty #portrait #NationalMuseumofFineArts

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