The artwork, titled “Nuncio,” was created by Fernando Botero in 1970. It is a portrait representative of the Naïve Art (Primitivism) movement. In the artwork, a clergyman is depicted in a distinctive style characteristic of Botero’s work. The figure is portrayed with an exaggeratedly rotund form, dressed in clerical attire including a red cassock and large red hat. The subject holds a crozier and a closed book, denoting his ecclesiastical status. The use of smooth, rounded forms and muted color palette imbue the portrait with a certain solemnity and simplicity, reflective of the artist’s unique interpretation of human figures.
