Alfredo Roces writes in his book FILIPINO NUDE: “In the Philippine setting, some are inspired by Andrew Wyeth whose works evoke poetry. Others in turn evoke a cold, visual recording of minute details as the watercolor nudes of Agustin Goy. Still others unabashedly celebrate the nude in their own styles, recalling the realism of Amorsolo as in the nudes of Serna, Cesar Amorsolo, Galvez and others…” Irineo Miranda learned his techniques from Fernando Amorsolo.

Irineo Miranda graduated from the U.P. School of Fine Arts in 1916. At first he made labels and advertisements for the Pacific Commercial Company, but eventually he became a member of the faculty of the U.P. School of Fine Arts. He was a...