Guernica, bombed by the German legion Condor, 1937. | brandstaetter images/GettyImages. Picasso’s painting depicts the bombing of the Basque town of Guernica on April 26, 1937.

Born from fire and fear, Guernica remains one of the most chilling anti-war statements in history.

For decades, Picasso scholars have assumed that the artist’s loyal friend Zervos had single-handedly rescued Guernica’s reputation by publishing a special “summer” issue of Cahiers d’Art ...

However late Picasso's political awakening may have come, its catalyst was the Spanish Civil War, and the singular atrocity that defined it-the bombing of the Basque city Guernica, to which ...

Picasso’s “Guernica” has long been called to speak during wartime. Our critic visited Spain to take its measure.

The Reina Sofía museum in Madrid has lifted its ban on photographing “Guernica,” saying it hopes to enhance the experience for those viewing the antiwar painting. By Francheska Melendez and ...

Guernica by Pablo Picasso is one of the most famous artworks of the 20th century. The painting is huge and violent, and when it was first displayed in 1937 it was considered absolutely groundbreaking.

Nigel’s dining room is equally impressive. Sipping a glass of red wine, Theo finds himself in the presence of no less than Pablo Picasso’s Guernica.The enormous 1937 oil painting makes for a ...

Art Bites 194: Picasso’s "Guernica" Clip | 2m 54s Video has Closed Captions | CC. With the large Cubist-inspired painting, Picasso put a human face on “collateral damage.” Aired 10/01/2024 ...