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Burning of Santo Domingo Church by Fernando Amorsolo


We are featuring today the artwork Burning of Sto. Domingo Church by National Artist Fernando Amorsolo.


This 1942 oil on canvas painting captures the enormous fire that engulfed the mother church and residence of the Dominican Order in the Philippines at the outbreak of World War II in the Pacific.


Originally in Intramuros, the first structure was built in 1588 and was rebuilt five times after a series of earthquakes and fires through the centuries. The fifth Santo Domingo Church, designed by Felix Roxas, was one of the crowning glories of prewar Manila, especially during its Holy Week celebrations and the October festivities in honor of the Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of La Naval de Manila.


As bombs began falling from the skies of Manila, one of the first to fall victim was Santo Domingo. The church suffered a fire that burned for three days. The church was subsequently destroyed, demolished, and relocated to its current site in Quezon City.


The Burning of Sto. Domingo Church, as well as other artworks from the National Fine Arts Collection, will be on display at the special exhibition 𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐋𝐀: 𝟖𝟎 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇 𝐀𝐑𝐓 – 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐔𝐌 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒, located at the Manila American Cemetery Visitor Center in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. The exhibition will run from 13 - 25 February 2025 and is open to the public from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.


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