If you don’t recognize the name of Colombian born painter and sculptor Fernando Botero ( b 1932), you might recognize his style – massive curvaceousness (a word, Irene?), or just plain chubby. The large Banco de la Republic museum complex dedicated two floors to these chubby-image paintings and sculptures, all donated by Mr. Botero. A sampling is below.

When we get to Medellin, we will visit Botero Plaza, where 23 of his chubby bronzes reside.

This is a borrowed photo and it looks like the only clothed piece in the Medellin plaza.

In addition to the large collection of Botero art, this museum also had a wonderful sampling of other very famous artists, such as Picasso, Chagall, Renoir, Monet, Pissarro, Miro, Dali, and Max Ernst.  Below is a sample of the sample.