his landsca pes a pplying colors on the canva~ with a minimum of previous mixing in the pallete. Amorsolo doubtless learned much from his mother's cousin . The similarity in some landsca pes between the two shows the early influ ence of de la Rosa . There is an anecdote concerning a small pain ting, now owned by Mr. Antonio Bantug which at the back carried an inscription from Amorsolo to Bantug's father but the grime of years had covered the signature on th e paintin g. When in later years the painting was brought to Amorsolo , he idenU1
A second early influence was Rafael Enriquez the director of th e school of art. Enriguez lectured on the attributes of Velazguez; but Amorsolo observed that ", .. he was not a very good painter: too classical." On another professor then , Miguel Zaragosa, Amorsolo said: " ... 1 learned from him the use of color." Amorsolo had also read magazines on art; the reproductions of paintings of various artists from abroad stimulated the development of his own style. On this point the influence of printed mass media in the development of art in the
167. Landscape by Fabion de 10 Rosa which even
tified the work as his. addin g that he had painted it in San Juan; and he put a fresh signature on. However, when th e painting was subsequently cleaned by a restorer th e new signature of Am orsolo vanished along with the grime underneath it. and the signature of Fabian de la Rosa su rfac ed ! Am o rsolo said about de la Rosa: "I was almost wh olly under him ; he was good at the figure; but my training und er Don Fabian did not last long because he left for Europe." HAng painting ni Don Fabian maciaming adorno ," was another observatio n of Am o rsolo o n de la Rosa. 146
Amotsolo thought was one of his.
11路112 x 8-3/ 8 . oil on wood board Courtesy of Mr. Antonio Bantug
Philippines cannot be underestimated. Amorsolo 's trip to Spain and the United States doubtless created a lasting influence on his p~inting. He visited museums. He made many drawings and sketches. Although a young man of 27. he apparently spent little time for pleasure abroad. devoting all his energies to his art. In Spain. the paintings of Zuluoga and Sorol1a im pressed him most. The unusually high eye-level view in his many genre works . as though looking