Author
When and where was Picasso born?
In the year 1881, in Málaga.
When was Gernika bombed?
In the 26th of April 1937
It was called cubism.
Why was the painting suposedly covered in 2003?
Because of the Iraq war.
When and where did Picasso die?
What was special about that day?
It was Market day.
What does the painting depict?
The horrors of war.
Because of the Vietnam war.
What was Picasso's first painting?
It was 'El Picador Amarillo'
When did the Spanish Civil war start and end?
It started in 1936 and ended 1939
What is the opposite of a realistic painting?
An abstract painting.
When did Picasso say that the painting should return to Spain?
After democratic rule was restablished.
Where did Picasso go after the Spanish Civil war?
He went to Royan, France.
Who bombed Gernika?
German and Italian planes, known as the Condor Legion. By order of Franco.
What is the painting a departure from?
Where is the painting now? (museum and city)
In the Reina Sofia museum in Madrid.
What did Picasso work as aside from painting?
He was also a sculptor.
What was the bombing of Gernika a rehearsal of?
It was a rehearsal of a total war strategy.
How does the video describe cubism?
It uses lots of shapes and interesting colours to show ordinary objects.
When did the painting return to Spain?
It returned in 1981.