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Fernando Amorsolo

Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto was a portraitist and painter of rural Philippine landscapes. Nicknamed the "Grand Old Man of Philippine Art," he was the first-ever to be recognized as a National Artist of the Philippines. He was recognized as such for his "pioneering use of impressionistic technique" as well as his skill in the use of lighting and backlighting in his paintings, "significant not only in the development of Philippine art but also in the formation of Filipino notions of self and identity."

Si Fernando Cueto Amorsolo ay isa sa mga pinakamahalagang artista ng sining sa Pilipinas. Si Amorsolo ay pintor ng mga larawan ng mga tao at tanawing pambaryo ng Pilipinas. Kilala siya sa kaniyang pagiging malikhain at pagkadalubhasa sa paggamit ng liwanag sa aspeto ng sining. Ipinanganak sa Paco, Maynila, nakatapos siya ng pag-aaral mula sa Paaralang Pansining ng Liseo ng Maynila noong 1909.

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