Our "icons" have not been painted by Fra Angelico, but they were painted by local artists whose works have traveled through time. The icons in our churches (now lost and gone) are not worth many tens of pesos, and certainly not when they were painted in the 17th and the 18th century, but their values to us have increased and are incalculable for many reasons. Each icon painted by our local artists has its own historical backgrounds and holds a treasured place in our cultural heritage.
An interprétation of a mid-18th century icon of San Jose, now at the Bishop’s Palace in Tagbilaran. Painted in bright orange, green and yellow - oil on century old molave panel. The indigo blue (aniel) were also commonly used for murals and urnas.

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