30/08/2026
Bilang pagtatapos ng ๐ฝ๐ช๐ฌ๐๐ฃ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐, kinikilala natin ang ibaโt ibang manunulat at mahahalagang tauhan sa panitikang Filipino. Si Jose Corazon de Jesus, na kilala bilang โMakata ng Pag-ibig,โ ay isang tagapagtaguyod ng tradisyong liriko at mahalagang kinatawan ng panulaang Tagalog noong panahon ng Amerikano. Siya ang sumulat ng liriko ng makabayang awiting โBayan Ko,โ na nagpahayag ng hangaring makamit ang kalayaan mula sa kolonyalismo.
Ang ipinintang larawang ito ni Zosimo Dimaano (1895โ1942) ay isa sa iilang larawan ng tao na ginawa ng pintor. Ipinanganak sa Pagsanjan, Laguna, at nag-aral sa UP School of Fine Arts, nagtrabaho si Dimaano bilang dibuhista sa Pacific Commercial, kung saan nakasama niya si Fernando Amorsolo, at sa photoengraving section ng Bureau of Printing. Namatay si Dimaano dahil sa matinding pighati sa pagkawala ng kaniyang kapatid noong panahon ng pananakop ng mga Hapon.
Makikita ang larawang ito sa Gallery IX, Early 20th Century Philippine Portrait Hall, at ang bust sculpture ni Jose Corazon de Jesus sa Gallery XII, Security Bank Hall, National Museum of Fine Arts.
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As we conclude the ๐ฝ๐ช๐ฌ๐๐ฃ ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ celebration, we recognize the writers and literary figures who have contributed to Philippine literature. Jose Corazon de Jesus, known as the โPoet of Love,โ was an advocate of the lyrical tradition and an important figure in Tagalog poetry during the American colonial period. He wrote the lyrics of โBayan Ko,โ a nationalist song calling for Philippine independence.
This painting by Zosimo Dimaano (1895โ1942) is one of the few portraits made by the artist. Born in Pagsanjan, Laguna, Dimaano studied at the UP School of Fine Arts and worked as a designer at Pacific Commercial alongside Fernando Amorsolo and in the photoengraving section of the Bureau of Printing. Dimaano died of profound grief following the loss of his sibling during the Japanese occupation.
The painting is on view at Gallery IX, Early 20th Century Philippine Portrait Hall, while a bust sculpture of Jose Corazon de Jesus is on view at Gallery XII, Security Bank Hall, National Museum of Fine Arts.