Thank you for this jbnomads. It brought back a lot of memories of when my partner and I went to Spain a few years ago specifically to visit Gernika and then to Madrid to see the actual painting Guernica in the Reina Sofia museum.
In Gernika we saw the tiled version (in your photo) then visited the Peace Museum and the Henry Moor statues in the park.
When we got to Madrid and stood in front of the painting Guernica it was very emotional. I couldn't help the tears.
In my opinion Guernica is the greatest artwork of the 20th century.
regards, paul
That sounds like a great trip! We really wanted to visit the Peace Museum, but we just didn't have the time for it (we were probably in Gernika a whole 2 hours and that included lunch). I'd love to see the real deal at the Reina Sofia some time! We've visited Madrid several times, but it's always been to see friends and haven't done much touristy stuff there. We need to though! Thank you for reading! :)
It was a great three weeks in Spain.
We also went to the Prado to see Goya's ~ Dos de Mayo.
Two of the greatest political paintings.
Oh nice! Another one we haven't been to see. Another reason to go back! :)