With this guided tour you will discover one of the icons of the 20th century: Picasso#39s Guernica, a masterpiece that thrills just by looking at it, due to its dimensions, its spectacular nature, and, above all, because of how the artist knows capture and reflect pain and suffering through symbols and numerous hidden details.
This year commemorates the 50th anniversary of the death of its author, the Malaga painter Pablo Picasso, so we will focus on this painting, being able to visit the rest of the museum's works on your own if you wish. you wish, at the end of the guided tour.
On the occasion of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Picasso#39s death, it is an ideal visit to understand the legacy of Pablo Picasso, his work and its passionate and revolutionary character, which even today continues to generate so much interest. Through your guide you will discover the artist#39s masterpiece: Guernica, the secrets and symbols that are hidden behind this icon of art, recognized internationally, as well as as the production process and the transcendental story behind the work.
Guernica is a painting painted in Paris between the months of May and June 1937, whose title alludes to the bombing of Guernica, It occurred on April 26, 1937, during the Spanish Civil War
In 1981 the work finally arrived. to Spain. It was first exhibited in the Casón del Buen Retiro, and since 1992 it can be seen in the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid, where it is on permanent display.
Its interpretation creates controversy and debate, as there are several symbolic figures that raise disparate opinions. But there is something that is not in dispute: its artistic and historical value, since it reflects one of the most turbulent moments in the history of our country.
It is considered an icon of the 20th century, a symbol of the terrible suffering that war inflicts on human beings. The critic Robert Hughes stated: of Guernica which was «the last great historical painting»
Wednesday and Thursday
Start time: 1:00 p.m.
90 minutes