Fundalez, Jean Marithe

Arts Appreciation
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Jean Marithe Fundalez
BSA 1



In Accounting studying the humanities is important because accounting needs the knowledge in
humanities and social sciences. The reason why we need to have the knowledge in humanities is
because the humanities teach us who we are and what can we be. Accounting professional required
broad minded with the world cultures and societies that’s why studying humanities is important.
Studying the humanities is important in Accounting because we can learn the history that some of the
history may be related to accounting like the places also the cultures. It is important because we have
the knowledge to appreciate or understand the people that we may encountered, accounting requires
meeting new people that’s why studying the humanities is important



The Spoliarium

The Spoliarium was made by Luna in 1884, as you can see if you focus on the painting, you
can see that some bloody fighter being dragged away from the arena but when you know
the true meaning of the painting It have a deep meaning. The painting show how the
Filipinos treated before they were colonized by the Spaniards. The painting symbolizes the
despair and the countless deaths of the Filipinos during the Spaniards reign. Spoliarium is
considered as the largest painting in the Philippines it was submitted to the Exposicion de
Bellas Artes in Madrid,Spain where it garnered a gold medal. The painting features warm,
rusty colors, with red as the central color which attracts the most attention.

In experiencing virtual tour in the museum, I can see some paintings with deep meanings. I
saw the painting named “The assassination of Governor Bustamante: which explain how big
the painting was. There is different area in the museum which consists different type of art.
The area I would like to go when I have a chance to visit the national museum was the Area
2, because it contains different reptiles like snakes, lizards and other related species. There
also a different artifact in Area 2. In Area 3 there are wreck jars. In Area 4 it is a place where is
the origin of the Filipino nation or Philippines Islands.

The National Museum have different art that is important in our history, it can make the proof
of our history. It can also help us to know our history. Art makes us remember of who we are it
makes us of what truly we are.



“Tampuhan” by Juan Luna

The two lovers are sulking or experiencing “tampo” from an argument or
misunderstanding. A Filipino man and a Filipino woman are the central
protagonists in this picture, and they are having a lover's fight. The additional
figures do not overlap the main topic, but rather supplement it by depicting
items from the past that are related to the theme, which is lovers from the
classical age in the Philippines. This picture emphasizes the typical Filipino
appearance and depicts a young man who is sulking outside the window
after a disagreement with his sweetheart. The woman, on the other hand, has
her gaze fixed on the ground. She's portraying Maria Clara's Filipina side, as
well as the Filipina mindset of being 'pakipot.



Understudies, the learning system, and the manufactured climate depicted in the school building are
three major parts of school frameworks. Each facet has its own set of boundaries. This investigation has
chosen to focus on the spatial affordances of school structures, namely those of 'casual learning areas'
for understudies' exercises, including 'autonomous learning.' Within the current examination, informal
learning venues are frequently overlooked. They are the gathering spaces, dining areas, and course
passageways outside of homerooms where understudies take drives to develop their individual insight
through various exercises such as reading a book, completing homework, and reexamining for tests.
These activities are classified as self-directed learning.

The term "grouping" refers to the level of restriction that applies to the educational program,
educational system, and, more importantly, the physical area. Outlining is the locus of control, which is
responsible for the manner and content of learning. It also relates to spatial control. This recalls the San
Pablo Colleges' plan of four school structures to explore the important plan elements that could affect
the understudies' learning. Another study indicates that the nature



De La Salle University is a structure built in neoclassical style in the Philippines.
Many people have passed by this structure or gone through its hallways. This

remarkable design is the embodiment of institutional engineering in the
Philippines, predominantly in light of its traditional decorations like its white-
washed dividers and extensive corridors. The St. La Salle Hall encapsulates the
soul of the green and white, yet additionally typifies the victory of Catholic
schooling in the Philippines. De La Salle University is special because it is the

first university to be given the highest accreditation.



The Manila Cathedral Church, there are many names that you can call it like, “The Mother of all
churches” or “The Manila Cathedral – Basilica”. It is the Premier Cathedral of the Philippines for the
obvious reason that it is the first Cathedral of the Philippines. The Manila Cathedral has been well
established since the merciless bombings during the Battle of Liberation in 1945. As a matter of fact, it is
survived a few misfortunes like conflicts, flames, quakes, and hurricanes, however it was saved until the
present time and will stay as a critical chronicled engineering conveying the historical backdrop of the
country. The Manila Cathedral is the latest rendition of the well-established Church of Manila. Worked
from 1954 to 1958 under the management of Filipino draftsman Fernando H. Ocampo, after the past
construction was smoothed in the Second World War, it's a show-stopper of engineering.



The main altar is supported by pillars representing St. Catherine Labourne, St. Lawrence
of Brindisi, St. Pius V and St. Leo IX. The tabernacle of the main altar represents Mary in
the act of receiving the body of Jesus from the hands of St. John and the altar communion
rail consists of fine rosette orange, cream and white marble. To the left side of the main
altar is the Episcopal Throne, which is the seat of the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of
Manila. It’s made of the richest marble from Carrara, Italy. The crypt, located below the
main altar, shelters the mortal remains of past archbishops of Manila.



The architecture of the current Manila Cathedral is in the Romanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque)
style. It features a magnificent cupola, stained glass windows and mosaics, and restored walls from the
earlier cathedral destroyed in 1945. The current cathedral has a large organ with 4,500 pipes which was
built in the Netherlands. In 2011 the bells in the bell tower were lowered to ground level to help prevent
a bell tower collapse in any future earthquakes. The bells, weighing 17 metric tones, are currently the
largest bells actively used in the Philippines. There are 134 stained-glass windows throughout the whole
structure. The central door is also remarkable, with important episodes in the history of Manila
Cathedral artistically reflected on it. The church's Neo-Romanesque artistic look makes it a favorite
venue for weddings and other Catholic celebrations. It also attracts visitors, who can buy religious
souvenirs from the ground belfry. There are interesting facts about the Manila Cathedral like, inside the
Cathedral, you can find sacred relics, and it also houses countless religious artworks that date back to
centuries ago.



This magnificent structure is the pinnacle of Philippine institutional architecture, thanks to its classical
features like as white-washed walls and wide halls. The spirit of not only the green and white, but also
the success of Catholic education in the Philippines is embodied by the St. La Salle Hall. The cornerstone
for the new school building was laid by the Archbishop of Manila, the Most Reverend Michael J.
O'Doherty, in March of 1920. According to an article by Arch. Augusto Villalon on the Philippine Daily
Inquirer, the St. La Salle Hall is the only Philippine structure to be included in the coffee-table book 1001
Buildings You Must See Before You Die: The World's Architectural Masterpieces.

"Mapúa's H-shaped, three-story reinforced concrete building is pure Classical expression. A triangular
pediment crowns an entablature of cornice, frieze and architrave supported by Corinthian columns to
create a three-bay portico main entrance."

"Wide, open-air portico wings extend from either side; the square openings on the third floor balanced
over the rectangular openings of the upper floors? balustrade level. Corinthian pilasters and a dentiled
cornice unite the floors between each arch."

"The interior quadrangle is similarly ordered but stripped to basic flat elements without benefit of
pediment and entablature. A later addition of an exterior green metal slope-roof walkway wraps the
ground level on the quadrangle side. The ground floor interior offsets Corinthian grandeur with the
geometric simplicity of Tuscan columns, and a square coffered ceiling."



In 1939, an addition was made to the St. La Salle Hall. Mapúa added a chapel on the
western-most side of the building. After its completion, it was named as the Chapel of the
Most Blessed Sacrament and was dedicated to St. Joseph. The Battle of Manila
devastated and greatly reduced the Pearl of the Orient Seas into rubble. More than eighty
(80) percent of the city's structures were either damaged or ruined.



After the liberation of the City of Manila, the St. La Salle Hall was in shambles. Its
exterior shelled by belligerent forces, and its halls filled with the stench of death coming
from the dead bodies massacred by the Imperial Japanese Forces. Shortly after, the
surviving Brothers began to put La Salle back on its feet, introducing more programs into
its curriculum offerings.

At present, the St. La Salle Hall is now returned into its former glory by demolishing the
front structure which housed the Marilen Gaerlan Conservatory. Because of the
demolition, the University would now have an additional green breathing space.