The Triumph of Science over Death, also known as Scientia, is a clay sculpture made by José Rizal as a gift to his friend Ferdinand Blumentritt.
[1] The statue depicts a young, nude woman with flowing hair, standing on a skull while bearing a torch.
[1] The original sculpture is now displayed at the Rizal Shrine Museum at Fort Santiago in Intramuros, Manila.
[2] A large replica, made of concrete, stands in front of the Fernando Calderón Hall, which houses the University of the Philippines College of Medicine, inside the University of the Philippines Manila campus in Ermita, Manila.
[3][4] Another replica is found outside the old Department of Health's Biological Production Service (BPS) research facility in Muntinlupa and is sculpted by Genaro Sy-Changco.