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Unveiling of a Replica of Juan Luna’s Spoliarium

June 16, 2023 · Past event

Unveiling of a Replica of Juan Luna’s Spoliarium

On June 16, 2023, the Philippine Folklife Museum Foundation, in partnership with the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco and the Philippine Center Management Board, happily unveiled a beautiful replica of the Spoliarium, a renowned painting by Filipino painter Juan Luna. The painting recreates the despoiling scene in a Roman circus where dead gladiators are stripped of weapons and garments. Juan Luna won the first gold medal (out of three) at the Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes in Madrid in 1884.
The replica painting was donated to the Philippine Folklife Museum by Margarita Baxter-Lazaro, daughter of the late Doña Esperanza Baxter.

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The Spoliarium is a permanent exhibit at the Museo ng Lahing Pilipino/Philippine Folklife Museum and is available for viewing on the 5th floor of the Philippine Center, 447 Sutter St., San Francisco, CA 94108. The museum is open Monday through Friday, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.