La Laguna Estigia
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| Artist | Félix Resurrección Hidalgo |
| Year | 1887 |
La Laguna Estigia(TheRiver StyxorThe Styx), also known simply asLaguna Estigia,[1]is an 1887 Greco-Roman painting byFilipinopainterFélix Resurrección Hidalgo.It is a companion-piece for Hidalgo's other painting entitledLa barca de Aqueronte.Like theLa barca de Aqueronte,theLa Laguna Estigiais based onDante'sInferno,the painter pursuing the theme leading towards a “darker” and “more somber interpretation” of it.[2]
The painting was a silver medalist during the 1887 Exposicion General de las Islas Filipinas inMadrid,Spain.[3]
References[edit]
- ^Kulay-Diwa Gallery of Philippine Contemporary Art (2009)."Felix Ressurreccion Hidalgo".Archived fromthe originalon 15 July 2010.Retrieved28 March2010.
- ^"La Laguna Estigia (The River Styx) from La Barca de Aqueronte".Lopez Memorial Museum. 2003. Archived fromthe originalon 14 January 2010.Retrieved28 March2010.
- ^"La Laguna Estigia (The River Styx) from Module Three - El Asesinato Del Governador Bustamante Y Su Hijo: Powerand Conflict"(PDF).Lopez Memorial Museum. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 16 July 2011.Retrieved28 March2010.
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