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Guernica ( Spanish: [ɡeɾˈnika]; Basque: [ɡernika]) is a large 1937 oil painting by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. [1] [2] It is one of his best-known works, regarded by many art critics as the most moving and powerful anti-war painting in history. [3] . It is exhibited in the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid. [4]
Guernica (/ ɡ ɜːr ˈ n iː k ə, ˈ ɡ ɜːr n ɪ k ə /, Spanish pronunciation: [ɡeɾˈnika]), officially Gernika (pronounced) in Basque, is a town in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, Spain.
On 26 April 1937, the Basque town of Guernica (Gernika in Basque) was aerially bombed during the Spanish Civil War. It was carried out at the behest of Francisco Franco's rebel Nationalist faction by its allies, the Nazi German Luftwaffe's Condor Legion and the Fascist Italian Aviazione Legionaria, under the code name Operation Rügen.
A must-see destination in the Basque Country. Synonymous with tradition, yet open to the world in an incomparable setting: Urdaibai, Biosphere Reserve. The Tree of Gernika. The most universal symbol of the Basque people and an obligatory stop if you are visiting Gernika.
Guernica. The town sits in the valley of the river Oka, which flows into the Gernika estuary. Very close by is the Urdaibai Nature Reserve, which UNESCO has declared to be a Biosphere Reserve. The cave of Santimamiñe (Kortezubi) shows that the valley has been inhabited since prehistoric times.
An accurate depiction of a cruel, dramatic situation, Guernica was created to be part of the Spanish Pavilion at the International Exposition in Paris in 1937.
What to see in Gernika: The Tree of Gernika. The Peace Museum. The Monday market. The Gernika Jai Alai. Air raid shelters.
Guernica is a town in the province of Biscay in Basque Country. During the Spanish Civil War, it was regarded as the northern bastion of the Republican resistance movement and the epicenter of Basque culture, adding to its significance as a target.
Essential in Gernika: 1. The Tree of Gernika.2. The Peace Museum. 3.The Monday market. 4. Gernika Jai Alai. 5. Air raid shelters.
World-renowed for Picasso’s touching namesake masterpiece, the town of Gernika (Gernika-Lumo, officially) has been for centuries the venue for assemblies of representatives of the towns and villages of Biscay.
