This Painting Is More Horrifying Than It Looks. Here's Why

Painted at a heartbreaking time in Spanish history, when the war in Europe had blasted to bits a small village in the Spanish mountains, this is Picasso's Guernica. This painting left a mark on the world for decades to come as it travelled worldwide before finally resting in Spain.

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