To destroy bridges used by the Republicans.
The Heinkel He 111 and Bf 109Bs biplanes were the planes that were used to bomb the Basque City of Guernica on April 26th 1937.
It does not 'depict' in the normal sense of the word. It is an expression of Picasso's horror when he heard about the bombing of Guernica, Spain, by twenty-eight German bombers, on April 26, 1937 during the Spanish Civil War. Guernica is a city in the Basque region of Spain. If you Google the name, Wikipedia is sure to tell you the whole story.
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Picasso's painting Guernica commemorates the bombing of Guernica in April 1937.The painting was first displayed at the Paris International Expo in July 1937.
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It was bombed in 1937.
He painted it in 1937.
It was painted in 1937.
It was painted in Paris. The Guernica is now in Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid.
Three Musicians, Guernica, or the Madamoiselles d'Avignon.
Picasso was living in Paris when the Nazis bombed Guernica, Spain in April of 1937. This inspired him to begin work on the mural, Guernica, on May 1 of that year, which was finished by the middle of June, 1937.
Guernica, Spain