What is Fernando Botero?
[[File:Fernando Botero 2.jpg|thumb|Botero in 2006]] '''Fernando Botero Angulo''' (19 April 1932 &ndash; 15 September 2023) was a [[Colombia]]n [[painter]] and [[sculptor]]. Botero was one of the best-known artists of [[Latin America]]. Starting in 1976, he did figure-sculpting. His figures are special because they are all ''thick'', which makes them look different from others. Botero was born in [[Medellín]], [[Colombia]]. ==Death== Botero died from problems caused by [[pneumonia]] on 15 September 2023, at the age of 91 in [[Monte Carlo]], [[Monaco]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Murió Fernando Botero, el artista colombiano más grande de todos los tiempos |url=https://www.eltiempo.com/cultura/arte-y-teatro/murio-fernando-botero-el-artista-mas-grande-de-colombia-806295 |access-date=15 September 2023 |publisher=El Tiempo |date=15 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-15 |title=Colombian artist Fernando Botero dies aged 91 |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-66819339 |access-date=2023-09-15}}</ref> ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Perrodebotero.jpg|Dog, [[Medellin]] File:Gatodebotero.jpg|Cat, [[Medellin]] File:Caballodebotero.jpg|Horse, [[Medellin]] File:Mujer con espejo-Botero.jpg|Woman with mirror, [[Madrid]] Image:'Man on Horse', bronze sculpture by Fernando Botero (Colombian), 1992, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel.JPG|Man on Horse, [[Jerusalem]]. Bamberg-Liegende mit Frucht von Fernando Botero-Heumarkt-16-2011-gje.jpg|Liegende mit Frucht (Lying woman with fruit) in [[Bamberg]] (Germany) </gallery> == References == {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat}} {{Wikiquote}} * [http://www.thegreatcat.org/the-cat-in-art-and-photos-2/cats-in-art-20th-century/fernando-botero-1932-present-colombian/ Botero's Cats] * [http://www.museumsyndicate.com/artist.php?artist=248 Gallery of Botero's Artwork]—{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112033350/http://www.museumsyndicate.com/artist.php?artist=248 |date=12 November 2020 }} * [http://www.bogotatravelguide.