Research Paper On Guernica

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1. http://www.pablopicasso.org/guernica.jsp http://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/a_nav/guernica_nav/main_guerfrm.html http://web.org.uk/picasso/secret_guernica.html
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2. This work of art by Picasso references the Modern Age. (1937)
3. Guernica represents the Basque people and culture in Spain during pre-World War II.
4. When we think of war, we think of death and suffering. People will do things to create the message of what is happening. Pablo Picasso decides to use the work of art he created to represent what is happening to his people. Guernica is this work of art. This is considered of the most important anti-war symbol. Guernica is painted to be like a symbol. This symbol represented what was happening to the Basque …show more content…

This was the first bombing in history. This painting reveals what is happening to the Spanish people and the culture. All of this chaos and destruction is all caused by one man, General Franco. The content Picasso is attempting to spread is the crimes of war. Guernica is a mural canvas painted in oil. A dominant style you can see is Classicism. This painting has the simplicity because it just uses things like color and objects to represent the message. Reality is another aspect because Guernica is not the showing what the image of the real bombing but what was really happening there. The colors used for this are black, blue, and white. These colors are used to show a sadder or darker type of message. You see that all the people and animals are painted with some blue and some …show more content…

Pablo Picasso was a Spanish man who lived in France most of his life. The reason why he was in France most of his life was because of what was happening in Spain. General Franco was the leader of Spain at that time and he is a big reason for the creation of Guernica. Guernica. Guernica is a town in Basque Country. This town was part of the Spanish Civil War during the time on the Republican side. This was a civil war between Republicans, those against Franco, and Nationalists, a group led by General Franco himself. Basque people lived there and in 1937, the bombing of Guernica happened. General Franco has asked the Nazis for help and this was their response. Becuase of all this , Picasso started working on a painting and thus Guernica is