Trivia: Which artwork was created by Pablo Picasso as a response to the horrors of war?
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Guernica (1937).
Key Facts:
Created in response to the bombing of Guernica, a Spanish town, by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy during the Spanish Civil War.
Medium: Large-scale oil painting (about 11 feet tall and 25 feet wide).
Style: Cubism and Surrealism, using stark black, white, and gray tones.
Symbolism: Depicts suffering, chaos, and destruction, with imagery of a screaming horse, a fallen soldier, a grieving mother, and a dismembered body.
Impact: Became a powerful anti-war symbol and one of the most famous political paintings in history.
It’s now displayed at the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid, Spain.
