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Ceiling Painting: San Augustine Church

Keywords : San Augustin Church

Site common nameSan Augustine
Type of artworkPainting
VillageIntramuros
Province/CityManila
StateManila
CountryPhilippines
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 14.588889
Long : 120.975

History of productionSan Augustine is the only church survived after the World War II. The church was firstly constructed in wood from the time of establishment of Intramuros during the period of Legazpi. However, it was fired from the accident and the new church, as survived nowadays, was constructed during 1599-1606. The belfry, originally there were two, is now only one survived following the earthquake in the 19th century.
ArtThe painting on the ceiling of San Augustine Church at Manila was painted by two Italian painters in 1875. It produces the illumination of the architecture on the ceiling which is called as Trompe l’ oeil which was the popular technique during Renaissance and Baroque period. In European art, the technique of Trompe l’Oeil can be either the illumination of the architecture or that of the sky.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodEarly Spanish influence
Age17th -20th century
ReligionChristianity
SectCatholic

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-02-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali