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The significance and acceptance of Picassos “Guernica” is not achieved by simple re-telling of means of Historical accuracy but through endless pain and suffering. The picture is not so much about historical event rather the effect this historical event had on Picasso’s feelings. ... It represents pain and suffering not only in the village of Guernica but worldwide pain of war, the only reason we know it is Guernica is because of its name. ...
On April 26, 1937 at 4:30pm the German Air force, with help from Italy and fascist national party in Spain, unleashed tons of explosives on Guernica, a small city in Spain. ... The bombing of Guernica, a small defenseless city was criticized around the world. Pablo Picasso, a popular Spanish painter of that time was asked to produce a piece of art to decorate the Spanish Pavillion in the Paris world fair. Responding to the means of his painting, he created a large monochrome mural showing the horror of the bombing of Guernica which he titled “Guernica”.
Approximate Word count = 752
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