A Colombian in Italy: Fernando Botero’s Relationship with Italian Art and History

Research Paper Instructions:

• Critical thought and analytical writing 

• five-page assignment, relating to  Fernando Botero’s Relationship with Italian Art and History

• an original individual research paper about a relevant topic within the scope of the course using scholarly sources (journal articles, book chapters, photographs, etc.) as well as other pertinent sources such as original documents and archival papers if necessary. 

• Essays will be 5 pages long and will include an introduction, main body, and conclusion. Essays must be typed, double-spaced in Times New Roman (12pt), and 2.5cm/1-inch margins on all four sides. 

• Ideally, they should adopt Chicago style.

• Remember to study the influence of Piero della Francesca on Botero

Fernando Botero (visual):

• How Italian history influenced Fernando Botero 

• He paid homage to Italian art. 

• Italian art represented on Botero’s paintings

• The Greatest Colombian artist, Botero, died a year ago today. They are doing an exhibition in Rome Featuring his most famous work in relation to Italian history. 

Articles:

https://www.romeing.it/fernando-botero-exhibition-rome-palazzo-bonaparte/

https://latinamericanpost.com/life/entertainment-en/colombian-fernando-boteros-monumental-art-enchants-rome-in-a-historic-exhibition/

https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/exhibitions/rome-palazzo-bonaparte-dedicates-major-retrospective-to-botero-including-new-works

https://www.domusweb.it/en/news/2024/07/11/eight-sculptures-by-fernando-botero-in-rome-for-the-first-time.html

https://www.operagallery.com/news/major-fernando-botero-retrospective-at-palazzo-bonaparte

https://www.agenziaimmobiliarepietrasanta.com/eng/blog/article/14/fernando-botero-and-pietrasanta.html

https://artsandculture.google.com/story/if-you-like-the-mona-lisa-you-39-ll-love-fernando-botero/BQVhCUv_Tk5vSA?hl=en

 https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fernando-Botero

https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/botero-chubby-paintings/

Title of paper: 

A Colombian in Italy: Fernando Botero’s Relationship with Italian Art and History

Books: 

1. “Botero: Monograph” by Juan Carlos Botero

2. “Botero: New Works on Canvas” by David Ebony

3. “Fernando Botero: Drawings” by Werner Spies

4. “Italian Renaissance Art” by Laurie Schneider Adams

5. “Botero” by Curtis Bill Pepper