Erratum for “Antipolo
Fiesta”
The following statement
supersedes the caption for plate 129 “Antipolo Fiesta” which appears on
page 153 of the book entitled ‘Maestro Fernando C. Amorsolo –
Recollections of the Amorsolo Family’.
The actual painting
dimension is 51 inches (height) by 76 inches (length). Hence, the
corrected caption is:
Antipolo Fiesta
1947
Oil on canvas
51 x 76 inches
Evelyn S. Dy
We sincerely apologize
for this oversight. May this erratum on the actual painting dimension
serve as accurate information to all readers. We thank Ms. Evelyn
Dy, owner of subject painting, for giving us the opportunity to correct
this error.
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Antipolo Fiesta
This oil
painting on canvas depicts a rural scene where a group of people
are shown celebrating a fiesta in Antipolo. The main focus is on
a pair of dancers in the field surrounded by revelers both young
and old. Abundant food is presented in basketfuls of assorted
fruits on the benches and on the ground, as well as the
traditional roasted pig or lechon being prepared by two
men. Nearby is a house with huge windows from where dwellers
watch the revelers. At the background is a huge church, a
symbolic town structure. A vast number of townsmen complete the
essence of a fiesta.
It can be said
that the pair of dancers are in the usual same pose as those of
dancers in Fernando Amorsolo’s various well-known tinikling-related
paintings. A viewer may be quick to surmise at a glance that
this painting belongs to that category, as the bamboo handlers
in the usual tinikling dance often blend in the crowd and
are not easily distinguished. However, there are no
bamboo-handlers present in this painting simply because the
dancers are not performing the tinikling dance. Thus,
this indication is what makes this painting very unique. |
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