The artwork, titled “The Murder of Anna Rosa Caderonne (1),” was created by Fernando Botero in 1969. It belongs to the Naïve Art (Primitivism) movement and is categorized as genre painting.
The artwork features Botero’s signature style, characterized by voluminous figures and a whimsical yet serious narrative. On the left side of the scene, a woman lies naked on a bed, appearing deceased or asleep, bathed in soft light from an overhead bulb. Moving toward the center, a portly man stands in a doorway, gazing dispassionately, as rooftops of a densely packed town spread out behind him. The background includes a church with a domed roof, nestled among mountains and a sky tinged with smoke. On the right side, another naked woman clings to the neck of a stocky man who grips the bridle of a stately yellow horse. The detailed surroundings, including trees and a snake, add to the intense, almost surreal atmosphere typical of Botero’s genre paintings.
