JUAN NOCIO LUNA

                                                        JUAN NOCIO LUNA

 - from Badoc, Ilocos Norte and was born on October 24, 1857 and died in Hongkong, December 7,1899.
 - transfered to Manila (1861)
 - he finished highschool at Ateneo de Manila.
 - 1869 - enrolled in the Escuela Nautria
 - after 5 years of theoretical courses and practical sailing to Asian ports like Hongkong, Singapore, Colombo, and Batavia.
 - he obtained the certificate of piloto de altos mares terces clase(pilot of the high seas third class)
 - Port for 6 months, he took up lanscape painting Academia de Dibujo y Pintura.
 - he had private lessons from Lorenzo Guerrero, who perceiving his potentials urged his parents to send him to Spain for further studies.
  - enrolled at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Mandrid.
  he obtained color composition and antique studies but did not stay long.
 - went to Italy (1879)
 * he stayed in Rome until spring (1884)
              ~ pieces
            > La Bella Feliz y La Esclava Ciega (The Happy Beauty and the Blind Slave)
            > La Muerte de Cleopatra (The Death of Cleopatra)
            > The portrait of Pedro Paterno
 * Cleopatra - silver medal at Madrid Art Exposition - 1881
 * painting of Spolarium - gold medal at Madrid Art Exposition - 1883