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Fernando Botero — Roman Soldier
Fernando Botero — Roman Soldier
Fernando Botero — Roman Soldier
Fernando Botero — Roman Soldier
Fernando Botero

Roman Soldier

1985

This bronze sculpture presents a commanding figure of a Roman soldier rendered in the artist's characteristic style of exaggerated, voluminous forms. The warrior stands in a powerful contrapposto stance, displaying musculature of monumental proportions while clutching a spherical orb in one hand and a sword in the other. The figure is crowned with a distinctive Corinthian helmet adorned with a prominent crest, emphasizing the classical military iconography. The work transforms the classical ideal of Roman martial virtue through a modern sensibility that celebrates mass and presence over anatomical precision.

Medium
bronze
Overall

Notes

Contemporary Day Auction, Sotheby's, sale on 2026-05-15.

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Contemporary Day Auction

May 15, 2026

Estimate: $250,000$350,000

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Fernando Botero, Roman Soldier, 1985

This bronze sculpture presents a commanding figure of a Roman soldier rendered in the artist's characteristic style of exaggerated, voluminous forms. The warrior stands in a powerful contrapposto stance, displaying musculature of monumental proportions while clutching a spherical orb in one hand and a sword in the other. The figure is crowned with a distinctive Corinthian helmet adorned with a prominent crest, emphasizing the classical military iconography. The work transforms the classical ideal of Roman martial virtue through a modern sensibility that celebrates mass and presence over anatomical precision.

Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall: 188 x 91.4 x 54 cm
Year
1985
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Figurative Sculpture, Warrior Representation, Modern Classicism, Bronze Sculpture, European Art, 20th Century Sculpture, Seated Figure Study, Monumental Form, Classical Iconography, Military Figure, Contemporary Art, Roman Soldier, Exaggerated Proportion

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Collected by

Sebastián Naranjo