Botero's Monumental Sculptures Installed Across Rome for First Time

Key facts

• Eight monumental bronze sculptures by Fernando Botero are on display across Rome's squares until October 1, 2024.
• The exhibition 'Botero a Roma' is curated by Lina Botero, the artist's daughter.
• Works include 'Seated Women,' 'Gatto,' 'Reclining Woman,' 'Seated Woman,' 'Venus Dormida,' 'Horse (with bridles),' 'Standing Man (“Adamo”),' and 'Standing Woman (“Eva”).'
• Sculptures are installed at Terrazza del Pincio, Piazza del Popolo, Largo dei Lombardi, Piazza di San Lorenzo in Lucina, Piazza Mignanelli, and Piazza San Silvestro.
• This is the first major event since Botero's death on September 15, 2023.
• A larger retrospective at Palazzo Bonaparte opens September 17, 2024, running until January 19, 2025.
• The Palazzo Bonaparte show is curated by Arthemisia and includes paintings, sculptures, drawings, and watercolors.
• Botero's reinterpretations of masterpieces by Velázquez, Raphael, Piero della Francesca, Rubens, and van Eyck will be featured.
• A room will be dedicated to Botero's late watercolor experiments on canvas from 2019.
• The bronzes have been exhibited in 25 shows in Paris, New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, Berlin, Jerusalem, Madrid, and Buenos Aires.
• Botero worked in bronze and marble in Pietrasanta, Tuscany, for over twenty years.