Genius knows no country, genius sprouts anywhere, genius is like light, air, the patrimony of everybody,' exclaimed José Rizal in one of his most memorable speeches on record. The special occasion was the crowning of two of his colleagues, namely Juan Luna and Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo, as among Europe's most accomplished artists. Luna bagged the gold medal for 'El Expoliarium,' better known as 'The Spoliarium,' at the Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes in Madrid in 1884. On his part, Hidalgo had just won a silver medal for 'Virgenes Christianas Expuestas al Populacho' (Christian Virgins Exposed to the Populace).

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