Which artist painted Guernica, a large work of 1937 about the bombing of a Basque town?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Pablo Picasso
- Step 1: According to the official source: Guernica is a large 1937 oil painting by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso . ... Picasso painted Guernica at his home in Paris in response to the 26 April 1937 bombing of Guernica, a town in the Basque Country in northern Spain, by Nazi Germany 's Condor Legion and the fascist government of Italy . Answer: Pablo Picasso. Why not the others: Joan Miró, Salvador Dalí, and Francisco Goya were other distinguished Spanish painters associated with different artistic movements.
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