Artist

Félix Resurrección Hidalgo

Portrait of Félix Resurrección Hidalgo
Portrait of Félix Resurrección Hidalgo

Spanish, 1855–1913

Félix Resurrección Hidalgo was a Spanish Impressionism artist. 3 works are cataloged here, principally at Museo del Prado.

Félix Resurrección Hidalgo y Padilla (February 21, 1855 – March 13, 1913) was a Filipino artist. He is acknowledged as one of the greatest Filipino painters of the late 19th century, and is significant in Philippine history for having been an acquaintance and inspiration for members of the Philippine reform movement which included José Rizal, Marcelo del Pilar, Mariano Ponce, and Graciano López Jaena, although he neither involved himself directly in that movement, nor later associated himself with the First Philippine Republic under Emilio Aguinaldo. His winning the silver medal in the 1884 Madrid Exposition of Fine Arts, along with the gold win of fellow Filipino painter Juan Luna, prompted a celebration which was a major highlight in the memoirs of members of the Philippine reform movement, with Rizal toasting to the two painters' good health and citing their win as evidence that Filipinos and Spaniards were equals.

Works by Félix Resurrección Hidalgo

Collections represented

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