Renowned Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, whose depictions of people and objects in plump, exaggerated forms became emblems of Colombian art around the world, has died. He was 91.
Renowned Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, whose depictions of people and objects in plump, exaggerated forms became emblems of Colombian art around the world, has died. He was 91.
The body of Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, who died aged 91 last week, will lie in wake in his home country before his burial in Italy, the artist's family said Monday. After the wake and ceremonies, Botero's body will be cremated and his remains brought to the Italian town of Pietrasanta, where they will be interred next to those of his wife, Greek artist Sophia Vari, who died in May.