"Father of Filipino Painting"
Damian Domingo
AKA Damian Gabor Domingo
- 1st Filipino to paint his face, the first self-portrait in the Philippines
- Founder of the Academia de Dibujo y Pintura, the first school of drawing in the Philippines (1821)
ALIAS
"The First Great Filipino Painter"
DATE OF BIRTH
1796
BIRTHPLACE
Tondo, Manila, Philippines
FATHER: Domingo Macario?
MOTHER: Erminigildia Gabriela?
WIFE: Lucia Casas
CHILDREN: Celedonia, Severo, Anastacio, Feliciana, Agapita, Mariano, Jose, and Nicolasa
YEAR OF DEATH
1834
USEFUL LINKS
Damian Domingo (1796-1834)
Ayala Museum Exhibition - Damian Domingo: The First Great Filipino Painter
Painting
