Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. What event/circumstance was the above artwork intended to show? What other message did its artist intend to convey to the world? Include the artwork’s title and its artist in your response.

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The artwork is Guernica by Pablo Picasso. It was intended to show the bombing of the town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War, which killed and injured many civilians. Picasso also wanted to send a wider message to the world about the horror, chaos, and cruelty of war. The painting stands as a protest against violence and the suffering of innocent people.