Interesting small facts in art history
I am picking up so many interesting tidbits that I wasn't aware of in this class I am taking and I thought I might, from time to time, share a few. Forgive me if you have heard these, I am a novice in this subject.
Being a lover of Hemingway, I was aware of his interest and involvement in the Spanish civil war. I found out yesterday that Picasso who loved Spain but never returned while Franco was ruler. He was asked to paint the centerpiece for the Spanish Pavilion of the 1937 World's Fair. After he heard of the massacre of the village of Guernica, he decided to paint something that would reflect the terrible slaughter. His painting "Guernica" was a depiction of battle with a fallen warrior that showed the horrors of war. This painting was his protest against Franco and his factions, however this piece was not considered "historical" because Franco won.
Thanks for the info, Saundra. Picasso's "Guernica" would be one of the most horrifying portrails of war in all of art. I'd put it alongside some of Goya's war paintings and Salvador Dali's scary "Premonition of Civil War." The original Guernica is actually around 37ft long. The use only of black and white (and shades of grey in between) gives the painting a very 'cold' feel to it, in synch with its tone of subject.
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