Rizal’s Sculpture

List of Rizals Sculpture

• Title: Triumph of death over life
Material: Clay
Remarks: Given to Dr. Blumentritt in 1890 in Brussels
• Title: Triumph of science over death or Scientia
Material: Clay
Remarks: Given to Dr. Blumentritt in 1890 in Brussels
• Title: Bust of Father Jose Guerrico
Material: Clay
Remarks: Made in Dapitan, 1894
• Title: Oyang Dapitana
Material: Clay
Remarks: Made in Dapitan in 1893 - 1894
• Title: Model head of a Dapitan girl
Material: Clay
Remarks: Made in Dapitan
• Title: Sacred heart of Jesus
Material: Wood
Remarks: Made in Ateneo de Manila in 1875 - 1877
• Title: Composite statuette (nude lady lying down)
Material: Terra Cotta
Remarks: Molded in Brussels in 1890
Title: Mother's revenge
Material: Clay
Remarks: Made in Dapitan in 1894

Title: Josephine Bracken (medallion)

Material: Wood
Remarks: Made in Dapitan in 1895 - 1896

Title: Dr. Francisco Mercado (bust)

Material: Wood
Remarks: Life-size. Made Calamaba in 1887 - 1888

Title: Prometheus bound

Material: Clay
Remarks: Given to Dr. Blumentritt in 18909 in Brussels
Title: Bust of Felix Pardo de Tavera
Material:
Remarks: Made in Paris

Title: Image of Virgin Mary

Material: Wood
Remarks: Made in Ateneo de Manila

Title: Wild boar

Material: Clay
Remarks: Made in Dapitan

Title: Bust of Dr. Ricardo Carnicero

Material: Clay
Remarks: Made in Dapitan, 1892 - 1893
Title: St. Paul the Hermit
Material: Clay
Remarks: Given as a gift to Fr. Pablo Pastells by Rizal in
Dapitan in 1893

Title: Heads of 3 Beckette Girls

Material: Bas Relief, Clay
Remarks: Made in London, 1888

Title: Josephine's Head

Material: Clay
Remarks: Made in Dapitan
• Measuring 39 inches long, 18 and a half inches
wide, and 2 and a half inches high, the oval
bas-relief wood sculpture was carved from a
single piece of wood (surmised by León
Gallery consultants as narra), with a dark
varnish.
• It features a fit young man dressed in a pair of
knee-length pantaloons, holding up a barbell.
• the image is Rizal’s self-portrait; not only is
there a resemblance between him and the
figure in the sculpture, but our national hero
was also an athlete, whose sports of choice
included fencing, judo, and marksmanship.
• It was the gift of Rizal to his
friend Ferdinand Blumentritt. The Science of Life over Death
• The statue depicts a young,
nude woman with flowing
hair, standing on a skull while
bearing a torch.
• The woman symbolizes the
"ignorance" of humankind
during the Dark ages of
history, while the torch she
bears symbolizes the
"enlightenment science
brings to the world". The
woman stands atop a skull, a
symbol of "death", to signify
the victory that humankind
aims to achieve by conquering
the bane of death through
scientific advancement.
 when the evil
forces of
darkness gain
upper hand
from the
forces of good
and
righteousness.
Title: Triumph of death over life
Material: Clay
Remarks: Given to Dr. Blumentritt in
1890 in Brussels
 • The sculpture in terra cotta (clay),
Mother’s Revenge, is an allegorical
representation of what was happening
in the Philippines during that period.
• Shown is a mother dog trying to
rescue her helpless pup from the bite
of the crocodile.
• The mother dog represents “mother
Philippines” and the patriots who are
doing their best to save the
defenseless countrymen - the pup -
from the cruelty of the Spaniards as
represented by the crocodile.
Rizal (Dapitan)
1894
Josephine Bracken medallion
Material: WOOD
Dapitan
1895-1896
 Bust of Dr. Ricardo
Carnicero
Material: CLAY
1892-1893

The governor of Dapitan

where Rizal was
deported. He was his
commandant. Who later
became a good friend.
 Wild boar TERRACOTA
Molded: Brussels 1890

Oyang Dapitana St. Paul the Hermit

1893-1894 To Pablo Pastells in Dapitan 1893
 Let us pray
Brethren

Material:
Founder of WAX
Jesuit mission
SACRED HEART OF JESUS Bust of Francissco Mercado
Ateneo de Manila Calamba 1881
1875-1877