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Guernica

Monumental mural depicting the bombing of the Basque town during the Spanish Civil War, with screaming figures, a dying horse, and a bull amid fractured monochromatic chaos.

Significance

The most powerful anti-war painting ever made, Picasso refused to let it return to Spain until democracy was restored. A tapestry copy hangs at the UN Security Council.

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

349 cm × 776 cm

Location

Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain

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