Woman with mirror, Bronze sculpture in Plaza de Colón, Madrid, Spain

Woman with Mirror is a 1987 bronze sculpture by Fernando Botero, weighing 1,000 kilograms, installed at the end of Calle de Génova where it meets Plaza de Colón in Madrid. The nude woman lies face down on the ground, her back to Génova, holding a mirror and gathering her hair, gazing toward the plaza at the foot of the Torres de Colón.

Woman with Mirror is a 1987 bronze by Fernando Botero, weighing 1,000 kilograms. It came to Madrid with the 21 pieces of the exhibition "Botero en Madrid", held in spring 1994 and seen by two million visitors. A survey by sponsor Caja Madrid chose it as the work to be gifted to the city, and it was installed on Calle de Génova at the entrance to Plaza de Colón.

The sculpture arrived with the 1994 exhibition "Botero en Madrid", which drew two million visitors in three months. A survey by sponsor Caja Madrid chose it as the piece to be gifted to the city, and Botero kept the promise he had made when he saw how his "gordas" were received. It now stands at the end of Calle de Génova, at the point where it meets Plaza de Colón.

The sculpture lies on a traffic island between two zebra crossings at the end of Calle de Génova, where it meets Plaza de Colón, so it is seen on foot while crossing. It is outdoors and freely accessible at any hour; approach from the Plaza de Colón side, with the Torres de Colón behind it.

Woman with Mirror was not chosen by officials: after the 1994 "Botero en Madrid" exhibition drew two million visitors, sponsor Caja Madrid held a public survey, and this was the most voted sculpture, so it was gifted to the city. It weighs 1,000 kilograms.