Guernica
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"Guernica" is a large oil painting created by Pablo Picasso in 1937 that depicts the destruction of the Basque town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. The work has become one of the most famous anti-war paintings in history, symbolizing the devastating human cost of modern warfare.
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Guernica 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.
The grey, black, and white painting, done on a canvas 3.49 meters (11 ft 5 in) tall and 7.76 meters (25 ft 6 in) across, portrays the suffering wrought by violence and chaos. Prominently featured in the composition are a gored horse, a bull, screaming women, a dead baby, a dismembered soldier, and flames.
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