The Battle of Lepanto (Luna painting)

The Battle of Lepanto
ArtistJuan Luna
Year1887
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions350 cm × 550 cm (140 in × 220 in)
LocationPalacio del Senado, Centro, Madrid

The Battle of Lepanto (Spanish: La Batalla de Lepanto[1]) is a painting by Filipino painter[1] and revolutionary activist Juan Luna. Along with Félix Resurrección Hidalgo, Luna is one of the first Filipinos to excel and earn recognition in the international field of arts and culture.[2][3][4][5]

Painted by Luna in 1887, the masterpiece is about the Battle of Lepanto of October 7, 1571. The painting features Don Juan of Austria (also known as Don John of Austria) in battle while at the bow of a ship.

It is one of the “huge epic canvasses” painted by Luna (the others are the Spoliarium and The Blood Compact).[6][7]

  1. ^ a b "The Battle of Lepanto" by Juan Luna Archived 2010-03-24 at the Wayback Machine, worltourist.us
  2. ^ "The Battle of Lepanto" by Juan Luna, filipinokastila.com
  3. ^ "The Battle of Lepanto" by Juan Luna Archived 2008-06-07 at the Wayback Machine, sunstar.com
  4. ^ Daza, Jullie Y. Ghost of Juan Luna. (Medium Rare), Manila Bulletin, Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp. and Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan, June 16, 2007, encyclopedia.com
  5. ^ Anderson, Benedict Richard O'Gorman. "The Battle of Lepanto" by Juan Luna, including Footnote No. 15, Under Three Flags: Anarchism and the Anti-Colonial Imagination, page 18.
  6. ^ "The Battle of Lepanto" by Juan Luna, raco.cat
  7. ^ "The Battle of Lepanto" by Juan Luna, raco.cat