Guernica marks 80th anniversary of deadly German bombing. euronews on Apr 26, 2017 The northern Spanish town of Guernica has been commemorating the 80th anniversary of the deadly bombing that inspired …More
Guernica marks 80th anniversary of deadly German bombing.
euronews on Apr 26, 2017 The northern Spanish town of Guernica has been commemorating the 80th anniversary of the deadly bombing that inspired Pablo Picasso to paint a masterpiece.
More than 1,500 people were killed and hundreds wounded when German warplanes devastated the city in support of Francisco Franco's nationalist forces during Spain's civil war.
Madrid's "Reina Sofia museum":www.museoreinasofia.es/en is also marking the anniversary with an exhibition dedicated to Picasso's black and white mural, a work…
euronews on Apr 26, 2017 The northern Spanish town of Guernica has been commemorating the 80th anniversary of the deadly bombing that inspired Pablo Picasso to paint a masterpiece.
More than 1,500 people were killed and hundreds wounded when German warplanes devastated the city in support of Francisco Franco's nationalist forces during Spain's civil war.
Madrid's "Reina Sofia museum":www.museoreinasofia.es/en is also marking the anniversary with an exhibition dedicated to Picasso's black and white mural, a work…
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Picasso's Guernica
Picasso painted Guernica at his home in Paris in response to the 26 April 1937 bombing of Guernica, a Basque Country town in northern Spain that was bombed by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy at the request of the Spanish Nationalists. Upon completion, Guernica was exhibited at the Spanish display at the 1937 Paris International Exposition, and then at other venues around …More
Picasso's Guernica
Picasso painted Guernica at his home in Paris in response to the 26 April 1937 bombing of Guernica, a Basque Country town in northern Spain that was bombed by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy at the request of the Spanish Nationalists. Upon completion, Guernica was exhibited at the Spanish display at the 1937 Paris International Exposition, and then at other venues around the world. The touring exhibition was used to raise funds for Spanish war relief. The painting soon became famous and widely acclaimed, and it helped bring worldwide attention to the 1936-1939 Spanish Civil War.
Picasso painted Guernica at his home in Paris in response to the 26 April 1937 bombing of Guernica, a Basque Country town in northern Spain that was bombed by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy at the request of the Spanish Nationalists. Upon completion, Guernica was exhibited at the Spanish display at the 1937 Paris International Exposition, and then at other venues around the world. The touring exhibition was used to raise funds for Spanish war relief. The painting soon became famous and widely acclaimed, and it helped bring worldwide attention to the 1936-1939 Spanish Civil War.