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Juan Luna

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Also known as Juan Luna Novicio, Juan Luna y Novicio

Filipino painter, sculptor and political activist (1857-1899)

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Juan Luna was a Filipino painter, sculptor, and autobiographer associated with the academic art movement. Born in Badoc in 1857, he studied at Ateneo de Manila University and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. His artistic output included portrait and history painting, with his notable work being the *Spoliarium*. He also created drawings, which are listed among his works in the Open Library database.

Luna lived and worked in Paris during his career. He died in Hong Kong on December 7, 1899, from disease resulting in natural causes. He is buried at San Agustin Church. His works are held in the collections of the Museo del Prado, the National Museum of the Philippines, the Biblioteca Museu Víctor Balaguer, and the Museu d'Art Jaume Morera. He was the sibling of Antonio Luna and the father of Andres Luna de San Pedro.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1857
Died
1899
Works
1

Top works

  • Juan Luna drawings

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Country
US
Active from
1991
Active to
2005

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
44
Total plays
230

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Juan
Gender
male
Citizenship
Philippines
Place of birth
Badoc
Place of death
Hong Kong
Occupation
sculptor
Field of work
painting
Movement
academic art
Image
Luna 1899.png
Work location
Paris
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Commons category
Juan Luna
date of death
1899-12-07
Commons Creator page
Juan Luna
cause of death
disease
place of burial
San Agustin Church
date of birth
1857-10-25
manner of death
natural causes
Sources (3)

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