Fernando Botero and His Remakes of Classic Masterpieces
I must tell you something in secret – I love Fernando Botero’s works. Many of his works were inspired by classic art. Or maybe “inspiration” is the wrong word here. For me, Botero paints remakes of famous artworks. Just look at these marvelous examples of Fernando Botero’s masterpieces.
There is something really interesting in his paintings. This Colombian figurative artist and sculptor, born in Medellín in 1932, has his signature style, also known as “Boterismo“.
“Boterismo” is a style of painting that focuses on volume and form to express political criticism, humor, or the artist’s feelings in general.
Bottero is considered to be the most recognized and quoted living artist from Latin America, and his art can be found all around the world, for example, on Park Avenue in New York City and the Champs-Élysées in Paris.
And, of course, there is a special place in art lovers’ hearts for Bottero’s masterpieces reinventing classical artworks!
1. La Fornarina after Raphael
Fernando Botero, La Fornarina, 2009, private collection. Plus au nord.
The first of Fernando Botero’s masterpieces I would like to present is La Fornarina. Inspired by one of the most famous female portraits of the Italian Renaissance by Raphael. It is believed that the depicted woman was the lover of Raphael.
Raphael, La Fornarina, 1518-1520, Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica, Rome, Italy.
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