Gallery I – Religious Art from the 17th to 19th Centuries. In the foreground are nearly life-size wooden statue of an Augustinian monk and St. Dominic. At the back is the huge, 18th century, Neo-Classical retablo mayor (altar piece) of the Church of St. Nicholas of Tolentino in Dimiao, Bohol, now a National Cultural Treasure
Gallery I: Religious Art from the 17th to 19th Centuries, at the second floor of the National Museum of Fine Arts, features Christian themed art from the 17th-19th centuries that show the faith and devotion of Filipinos to Christianity.
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Gallery entrance
Displayed at the sides of the gallery are a free-standing crucifix, a door of a tabernacle and a Pieta hanging from a wall; carved, free-standing wooden statues of saints or santos (St. John the Evangelist, St. Mary Magdalene, St. Dominic, St. Anne, St. Isidore the Laborer, St. Rita of Cascia, St. Catherine of Alexandria, St. Roche, St. James Matamoros, etc.), the Christ Child (Santo Nino), angels and the Virgin Mary (La Immaculada Concepcion); and wooden Corinthian pillars, all made by unknown artists.
Hanging on the wall is a door of a tabernacle, a Pieta and an angel. In front is a free-standing crucifix flanked by angels
At the middle of the gallery are two, nearly life-size wooden statues of St. Dominic (San Domingo de Guzman), founder of the Dominican Order, and an Augustinian monk.
Wooden statues of San Isidro Labrador, San Roque and San Domingo de Guzman
A notable exhibit here, near one end of the hall, is the huge 18th century, Neo-Classical retablo mayor (altar piece) of the St. Nicholas of Tolentino Church in Dimiao in Bohol which was declared as a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum of the Philippines on July 18, 2011.
Wooden statues of Santo Ninos (Christ Child)
Gallery I – Religious Art from the 17th to 19th Centuries: Luis I. Ablaza Hall, 2/F, National Museum of Fine Arts (NMFA), Padre Burgos Avenue, Ermita, Manila 1000, Metro Manila. Tel: (632) 8527-1215 and (632) 8298-1100. Email: inquiry@nationalmuseum.gov.ph. Website: nationalmuseum.gov.ph. Open Tuesdays to Sundays, 9 AM – 4PM. Admission is free. Coordinates: 14°35′13″N 120°58′52″E.