E15 are now charged with chilling relevance. It appears as though the preoccupation with anxiety and terror on one hand, and with beauty and life itself on the other, has always been present. GUERNICA Pablo Picasso's painting Guernica (1937) was created in response to the bombing of the Basque town of Guernica, carried out by the Nazi air force, which claimed many civilian lives. Picasso created this monumental piece (measuring 776x349 cm) in black and white as a powerful form of protest against violence and destruction, focusing on the suffering of civilians, soldiers, and animals that were lost. Over the years, Guernica has become one of the most powerful and moving iconic representations of the disasters of war, of resistance to violence, and the memory of its victims. This piece raised global awareness to the suffering caused by war, and is considered a masterpiece of political protest art. The painting features images of a mother mourning her dead infant lying in her arms, a wounded horse with a gaping mouth, a fallen warrior, a woman engulfed in flames, and people whose eyes and mouths are agape in terror and shock — all reflecting the torment and loss that war brings. Pablo Picasso, Guernica, 1937. Oil on canvas, 349.3 x 776.6 cm. EnriquePSans / Alamy Stock Photo
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