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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Pablo Picasso’s painting *Guernica* depicts the 1937 bombing of the town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. The attack caused widespread death and destruction among civilians. Picasso also intended to show the horrors of war and condemn the violence inflicted on innocent people. The painting became a powerful message against war and fascism.