Carlos Modesto Villaluz Francisco, also known as "Botong" Francisco, was a Filipino painter born in 1912 in Angono, Rizal and died in 1969. He is considered a National Artist of the Philippines and was known for his murals depicting religious themes and Filipino daily life. Some of his most famous works include portrayals of the Blood Compact, First Mass at Limasawa, The Martyrdom of Rizal, Bayanihan, Magpupukot, Fiesta, and Bayanihan sa Bukid. He helped revolutionize Philippine fine arts and launched the modernist movement along with fellow artists Victorio Edades and Galo Ocampo.
Carlos Modesto Villaluz Francisco, also known as "Botong" Francisco, was a Filipino painter born in 1912 in Angono, Rizal and died in 1969. He is considered a National Artist of the Philippines and was known for his murals depicting religious themes and Filipino daily life. Some of his most famous works include portrayals of the Blood Compact, First Mass at Limasawa, The Martyrdom of Rizal, Bayanihan, Magpupukot, Fiesta, and Bayanihan sa Bukid. He helped revolutionize Philippine fine arts and launched the modernist movement along with fellow artists Victorio Edades and Galo Ocampo.
Carlos Modesto Villaluz Francisco, also known as "Botong" Francisco, was a Filipino painter born in 1912 in Angono, Rizal and died in 1969. He is considered a National Artist of the Philippines and was known for his murals depicting religious themes and Filipino daily life. Some of his most famous works include portrayals of the Blood Compact, First Mass at Limasawa, The Martyrdom of Rizal, Bayanihan, Magpupukot, Fiesta, and Bayanihan sa Bukid. He helped revolutionize Philippine fine arts and launched the modernist movement along with fellow artists Victorio Edades and Galo Ocampo.
Carlos Modesto Villaluz Francisco, also known as "Botong" Francisco, was a Filipino painter born in 1912 in Angono, Rizal and died in 1969. He is considered a National Artist of the Philippines and was known for his murals depicting religious themes and Filipino daily life. Some of his most famous works include portrayals of the Blood Compact, First Mass at Limasawa, The Martyrdom of Rizal, Bayanihan, Magpupukot, Fiesta, and Bayanihan sa Bukid. He helped revolutionize Philippine fine arts and launched the modernist movement along with fellow artists Victorio Edades and Galo Ocampo.
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Carlos Modesto Villaluz Francisco also known as “Carlos “botong”Francisco.
Born on 1912 in Angono,
Rizal, Philippines and died in 1969 in Angono, Rizal, Philippines. carlos “botong”Francisco known for murals, religious theme, voluptuous figure and genre painting. His father is Felipe Francisco and his mother is Maria Villaluz. He has a child named Carmen Francisco Whalen. Carlos “botong” Francisco awarded as a National Artist of the Philippines. He is responsible for revolutionising the fine arts landscape of the Philippines. He departed from the prevailing style of the Amorsolo academic and launched the modernist movement with his fellow founders of the Modern Triumvirate, Victorio Edades and Galo Ocampo. Francisco served as the production designer for the 1961 film adaptation of José Rizal's Noli Me Tángere. He was responsible for the discovery of the now famous Angono Petroglyphs in 1965. He was also involved in Costume Design in Philippine cinema. His great works include portrayals of the Blood Compact, First Mass at Limasawa, The Martyrdom of Rizal, Bayanihan, Magpupukot, Fiesta, Bayanihan sa Bukid, Sandugo, Portrait of Purita, The Invasion of Limahong, Serenade, and Muslim Betrothal. Some of his murals have suffered big damage over the years. The "Pageant of Commerce" emerged from several years of restoration in 2000. His murals, The Progress of Medicine in the Philippines, was restored for the 3rd time in 2007 and is currently residing in the National Art Gallery of the Philippines. A high-quality replica of the mural is also located at its previous location at the lobby of the Philippine General Hospital. Francisco's last work is the Camote Diggers which was left unfinished.