The History of 'Guernica' begins in January 1937, when the Government of the Republic orders Picasso a large square of 11x4 meters for the Spanish pavilion of the Universal Exhibition to be held that year in Paris. However, a few days before, on April 26, the Basque town of Gernika had been bombed and devastated by the German Condor Legion. The subject runs by word of mouth among the Spanish in Paris and the French press also echoes this. All the experts agree that the popular comments and the black and white images published by the newspapers of the indiscriminate attack on the civilian population and the devastation of the city definitely give Picasso theme for the work that at that time has in hand.
Guernica is one of the occasions in which Picasso is involved in the social issue and leaves for a few moments his personal life, which is what usually inspires him most frequently. The work is a universal plea against violence and barbarism. Picasso expressed his wish that the painting did not come under any circumstances to Spain …show more content…
The works correspond to those paints made by the artist between 1810 and 1812. Among his paintings is the famous painting Executions of the Third of May. This painting represents the consequences of the uprising: the Spaniards are executed. There is no noise, nothing moves because terror freezes the victims and the determination of the executioners. The exhibition is a mixture of patriotism and fascination, however, the most important tribute is out of tune. In these paintings, Goya does not praise the fervor of the resisters: he shows hanged men, raped, orphans, impaled Spaniards and French axes, naked bourgeois and poor mendicants. That is the face of the war that Francisco de Goya observed, including the face of wars as noble as the
Guernica is one of the occasions in which Picasso is involved in the social issue and leaves for a few moments his personal life, which is what usually inspires him most frequently. The work is a universal plea against violence and barbarism. Picasso expressed his wish that the painting did not come under any circumstances to Spain …show more content…
The works correspond to those paints made by the artist between 1810 and 1812. Among his paintings is the famous painting Executions of the Third of May. This painting represents the consequences of the uprising: the Spaniards are executed. There is no noise, nothing moves because terror freezes the victims and the determination of the executioners. The exhibition is a mixture of patriotism and fascination, however, the most important tribute is out of tune. In these paintings, Goya does not praise the fervor of the resisters: he shows hanged men, raped, orphans, impaled Spaniards and French axes, naked bourgeois and poor mendicants. That is the face of the war that Francisco de Goya observed, including the face of wars as noble as the