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Guernica (Spanish: [ɡeɾˈnika]; Basque:) is a large 1937 oil painting by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. It is one of his best-known works, regarded by many art critics as the most moving and powerful anti-war painting in history. It is exhibited in the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid.
Jun 19, 2024 · Guernica, large oil painting by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso named for the Spanish city that German aircraft bombed in 1937. The work received mixed reviews when it was shown at the world’s fair in Paris, but it became an icon as it traveled the world in ensuing years.
Guernica, 1937 by Pablo Picasso. Probably Picasso's most famous work, Guernica is certainly his most powerful political statement, painted as an immediate reaction to the Nazi's devastating casual bombing practice on the Basque town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War.
Guernica. Pablo Picasso (Pablo Ruiz Picasso) 1937 (May 1st-June 4th, Paris) Technique: Dimensions: The government of the Spanish Republic acquired the mural "Guernica" from Picasso in 1937.
Dec 31, 2021 · In 1937, Picasso created an anti-war painting called "Guernica." Here we will take a look at this modern art masterpiece. It's one of Picasso's most famous paintings, but do you know the story and symbolism behind it?
Picasso’s painting is based on the events of April 27, 1937, when Hitler’s powerful German air force, acting in support of Franco, bombed the village of Guernica in northern Spain, a city of no strategic military value. It was history’s first aerial saturation bombing of a civilian population.
Guernica ( / ɡɜːrˈniːkə, ˈɡɜːrnɪkə /, [3] Spanish pronunciation: [ɡeɾˈnika] ), officially Gernika ( pronounced [ɡernika]) in Basque, is a town in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, Spain.
On 26 April 1937, at the height of the Spanish Civil War, the Basque city of Gernika was bombed by the German and Italian armies as a show of support for the nationalist forces fighting against the government of the Second Republic. This event inspired Pablo Picasso to paint Guernica.
Created in 1937 in a vast format, Guernica summarizes the plastic researches Picasso led for more than 40 years. Thanks to the reproduction of more than 130 works of the artist, this book proposes a new interpretation of the masterpieces that punctuate the path of Guernica.
May 7, 2018 · Painted in the wake of a 1937 fascist bombing, "Guernica" has grown to stand for war atrocities experienced all over the world. By Toby Saul. May 7, 2018. • 7 min read. Pablo Picasso had been...
