12.03.2007

Damian Domingo



Damian Domingo
AKA Damian Gabor Domingo

  • 1st Filipino to paint his face, the first self-portrait in the Philippines
  • Founder of the Academia de Dibujo y Pintura, the first school of drawing in the Philippines (1821)
  • "Father of Filipino Painting"


ALIAS
"The First Great Filipino Painter"


DATE OF BIRTH
1796

BIRTHPLACE
Tondo, Manila, Philippines


WIFE: Lucia Casas
CHILDREN: Celedonia, Severo, Anastacio, Feliciana, Agapita, Mariano, Jose, and Nicolasa


YEAR OF DEATH
1834


USEFUL LINKS

The Spanish Colonial Tradition in Philippine Visual Arts
Damian Domingo (1796-1834)
Vibal Foundation launches book on 1st great Filipino painter
Ayala Museum Exhibition - Damian Domingo: The First Great Filipino Painter
Painting