''''''Guernica is a painting by Pablo Picasso, depicting the Nazi German bombing of Guernica, Spain, by twenty-eight bombers, on April 26, 1937 during the Spanish Civil War. The attack killed between 250 and 1,600 people, and many more were injured.
The Spanish government commissioned Pablo Picasso to paint a large mural for the Spanish display at the Paris International Exposition (the 1937 World's Fair in Paris). On April 26, 1937 a fleet of Nazi German bombers bombed Guernica, Spain, killing between 250 and 1600 people. This tragedy inspired Picasso to paint "Guernica" for the large mural for which he had been commissioned. Within 15 days of the attack, Pablo Picasso began painting his monumental mural. "Guernica" became a highly acclaimed work of international fame following a brief stint wherein "Guernica" was paraded around the world; Picasso, through "Guernica", brought the Spanish civil war to the world's attention. "Guernica" epitomizes the tragedies of war and the...
