The FamilyFernando Botero

In this satirical portrait (1991), Botero presents an idealized bourgeois family with his signature inflated forms. The solemn expressions, stiff poses, and absurdly plump cat contrast with the playful fall of fruit and a slithering red snake. Blending reverence and ridicule, the scene critiques conventional family values, societal roles, and material comfort with comic gravity.