''Peuple et Rois'' (''People and Kings'') is the French title of an 1892 painting by

Juan Luna Juan Luna de San Pedro y Novicio Ancheta (, ; October 23, 1857 – December 7, 1899) was a Filipino painter, sculptor and a political activist of the Philippine Revolution during the late 19th century. He became one of the first recogniz ...

. Finished in the academic style of painting, Luna intended to send and enter ''Peuple et Rois'' for the 1892 Chicago Universal Exposition in the

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, but the plan was aborted when Luna shot his wife and mother-in-law because he suspected his wife of having an affair with a French doctor. Luna was acquitted for murder by the French court on February 3, 1893.“Peuple et Rois” by Juan Luna
, kulay-diwa.com Luna painted ''Peuple et Rois'' after attaining fame for winning a gold for ''

Spoliarium The ''Spoliarium'' (often misspelled ''Spolarium'') is a painting by Filipino painter Juan Luna. Luna, working on canvas, spent eight months completing the painting which depicts dying gladiators. The painting was submitted by Luna to the ''Expos ...

'' during the 1884 Exposición General de Bellas Artes in

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.“Peuple et Rois” by Juan Luna
, lopezmuseum.org.ph The painting was destroyed in WWII.

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{{Juan Luna Paintings by Juan Luna 1892 paintings