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.

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

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 ...

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

Yet through all of this, Picasso was back in Paris, mired in personal turmoil and emotionally detached from the war. He was still in the grips of a bitter and drawn-out legal battle with his ...

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 ...

Speaking to Picasso’s well-known “Guernica,” the installation focuses on themes of death, lust, and revolution seen in the famous work, forcing its viewers to confront them head-on.