GUERNICA

1. It was painted in Paris in 1937
2. It was created in response to the bombing of the bosque town of Guernica
3. It is the most powerful statement
4. 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
5. The painting was not to go to Spain until liberty and democracy has been re-established
6. Picasso said this ' I am expressing my horror of the military caste which is now plundering Spain into an ocean of misery of death'
7. IT IS IS AN ANTI-WAR PAINTING

Nota:

• HE WAS A VERY FAMOUS ARTIST

Adjunto:

• GUERNICA - created from Mind Map

1. He was born 25th
2. He was one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century
3. He died 8th April 1973 (age 91)
4. He has done a lot of art such as paintings, sculptures,and ceramics

1. It lasted 3 years from 1936-1939
2. The painting was painted during the Spanish Civil War
3. It was between el frennt popular and el frente national
4. 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.
5. Cadiz, Saragossa, Seville and Burgos declared their support for the Nationalists. Whereas Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia declared for the Republicans.