Zusammenfassung der Ressource
GUERNICA
- WHEN/WHERE
- It was painted in Paris
in 1937
- It was created in response to the
bombing of the bosque town of
Guernica
- It is the most powerful statement
- This painting is primarily a war painting offering a
visual account of the devastating and chaotic
impact of the war on both men, women and children
- The painting was not to go to Spain until
liberty and democracy has been
re-established
- Picasso said this ' I am
expressing my horror of the
military caste which is now
plundering Spain into an
ocean of misery of death'
- IT IS IS AN ANTI-WAR PAINTING
- PABLO PICASSO
Anmerkungen:
- HE WAS A VERY FAMOUS ARTIST
Anlagen:
- He was born 25th
- He was one of the greatest and most
influential artists of the 20th century
- He died 8th April 1973 (age 91)
- He has done a lot of art such as paintings,
sculptures,and ceramics
- SPANISH CIVIL WAR
- It lasted 3 years from 1936-1939
- The painting was painted during the Spanish Civil War
- It was between el frennt popular and el frente national
- The Nationalist party was made up of monarchists, landowners, employers,
the Roman Catholic Church and the army and the Republicans consisted of the
workers, the trade unions, socialists and peasants.
- Cadiz, Saragossa, Seville and Burgos declared
their support for the Nationalists. Whereas Madrid,
Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia declared for the
Republicans.
- THEME/IDEAS/SYMBOLISM
- RELEVANCE
- OPINIONS