Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

'Guernica' must be among the ten most well-known paintings of the 20th century. It was painted (by whom?) during the Spanish Civil War when the one-time capital of the Basque country was bombed by Nazi forces at Franco's request. Now, it stands as a symbol of solidarity with separatist causes around the world. This reproduction is on Belfast's International Wall. [2009]

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