1st Slide:

Guernica - refers to the city that was bombed by Nazi

planes during the Spanish Civil War.
Pablo Ruiz Picasso made this painting after the war
between the democratic Republican government and
fascist forces, led by General Francisco Franco. His
painting much emotional power comes from its
overwhelming size. Guernica is his most powerful
political statement, painted as an immediate reaction
to the Nazi's devastating casual bombing practice on
the Basque town of Guernica during Spanish Civil
War by German air forces.
2nd Slide: Artist
It was made by Pablo Ruiz y Picasso,
He was born on October 25, 1881 a Spanish painter,
sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, stage designer, poet and
playwright who spent most of his adult life in France and
died on April 8, 1973.

3rd Slide: Medium

Since, this is a painting so it has two dimensional
works. He completed the painting by June 1937.
A mural is any piece of artwork painted or applied
directly on a wall, ceiling or other large permanent
surface. A distinguishing characteristic of mural

painting is that the architectural elements of the given

space are harmoniously incorporated into the picture.
4th Slide: 2 Dimensional works
Since, this is 2 dimensional works so it measured by
the length and the width.
It has 7.76m or 25ft & 6 in the wide.
Also it has 3.49m or 11ft & 5 in the tall/height.
5th Slide: Color
He uses color Gray, black, and white.
The question is why he uses gray, black, and white?
Picasso chose to paint Guernica in a stark
monochromatic palette of gray, black and white.
This may reflect his initial encounter with the original
newspaper reports and photographs in black and
white; or perhaps it suggested to Picasso the
objective factuality of an eye witness report.
A documentary quality is further emphasized by the
textured pattern in the center of the painting that
creates the illusion of newsprint.
The sharp alternation of black and white contrasts
across the painting surface also creates dramatic
intensity, a visual kinetic energy of jagged movement.

 Oil on canvas- Defined as the traditional oil painting

techniques often begin with the artist sketching the
subject unto the canvas with charcoal or thinned
paint. Oil paint is usually mixed with linseed oil, artist
grade mineral spirits or other solvents to create a
thinner, faster or slower drying paint.
6th Slide: Composition:
The overall scene is within a room where, at an open end on the left,
-A wide-eyed bull stands over a woman grieving over a dead child in her
arms.
-A horse falling in agony-The center is occupied by as if it had just been run.
-A spear or javelin.
-The large gaping wound in the horse's side is a major focus of the painting.
-A dead, apparently dismembered soldier
-A shattered sword- his hand on a severed arm still grasps
-A flower grows.
-An open palm of the dead soldier is a stigma, a symbol of martyrdom derived
from the stigmata of Christ.
-A light bulb blazes in the shape of an evil eye over the suffering horses head
(the bare bulb of the torturer's cell).
- A frightened female figure, which seems to be witnessing the scenes before
her, appears to have floated into the room through a window.
- A flame-lit lamp carried by a floating woman positioned very close to the
bulb, and is a symbol of hope, clashing with the light bulb.
- An awe-struck woman staggers towards the center below the floating
female figure- She looks up blankly into the blazing light bulb.
- A Daggers that suggest screaming replace the tongues of the bull,
grieving woman, and horse.
- A dove- holding an olive branch is scribed on the wall behind the bull. Part of its
body comprises a crack in the wall through which bright light (hope or the outside
world) can be seen.
-A figure with arms raised in terror is entrapped by fire from above and
below. The right hand of the man suggests the shape of an airplane.
- A dark wall with an open door defines the right end of the mural.

7th Slide: Location:

 This painting is located in Museo Reina

Sofia, Madrid, in Spain.