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• Lowland Christian Art during the Spanish Colonial period included various forms of artistic expression such as architecture, sculpting, engraving, music, literature, theater, and visual art
• Architecture in Lowland Christian Art:

  • Plaza Complex designed as the town center with the municipio and church
  • Cruciform Churches built following the shape of the Latin cross
  • Baroque Style characterized by grandeur and elaborate details, seen in various churches like San Agustin Church in Manila
• Colonial Baroque or Philippine Baroque in architecture was a fusion of native and European elements
• Sculpting and Engraving in Lowland Christian Art:

  • Santos: influenced by Western models with Greek and Roman classical influence
  • Retablo: integrates architecture and sculpture, often embellished with various decorative elements
• Music in Lowland Christian Art:

  • Western Musical Instruments used included the pipe organ, violin, guitar, and piano
  • Catholic Liturgical Music introduced in 1742 by Archbishop Juan Rodriguez Angel
• Literature in Lowland Christian Art:

  • Catechism and Prayer books were common
• Theater in Lowland Christian Art:

  • Religious Processions like Zarzuela, Senakulo, Komedya, and Moro-moro were popular forms of theater
• Folk Music and Dance in Lowland Christian Art included cariñosa, pandango, polka, dansa, and riodon
• Secular Art in Lowland Christian Art:

  • Carta Hydrographica y Chorographica de las Yslas Filipinas was the first scientific map of the Philippines
  • Flora de Filipinas was an extensive compilation of Philippine plants
• Visual Arts in Lowland Christian Art:

  • Heaven, Earth, and Hell mural by Jose Dans in Paete Church Laguna
  • Paintings like Portrait of the Quiazon Family 1800 that depicted affluence and refinement