The work features a tableau of 23 key figures depicting events in Philippine history with a 45-ft. obelisk with a winged figure of victory on top.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Everyday Art
The Bonifacio Monument is one of those sights which I see for as long as I could remember. Created in the 1930's by National Artist for Sculpture Guillermo Tolentino as an honor to Andres Bonifacio who is considered as the Great Plebeian in the 1898 Philippine Revolt.
The work features a tableau of 23 key figures depicting events in Philippine history with a 45-ft. obelisk with a winged figure of victory on top.
The work features a tableau of 23 key figures depicting events in Philippine history with a 45-ft. obelisk with a winged figure of victory on top.
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