Picasso's Guernica

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  1. reportage
    the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television
    The discarding of clor intensifis the drama, producing a reportage quality as in a photographic record.
  2. art historian
    a historian of art
    Art historian Patricia Failing said, "The bull and the horse are important characters in Spanish culture.
  3. mural
    a painting that is applied to a wall surface
    Guernica is blue, black and white, 3.5 metre (11 ft) tall and 7.8 metre (25.6 ft) wide, a mural-size canvas painted in oil.
  4. metre
    the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
    Guernica is blue, black and white, 3.5 metre (11 ft) tall and 7.8 metre (25.6 ft) wide, a mural-size canvas painted in oil.
  5. ballet
    a theatrical performance of a story by trained dancers
    Their relationship is a kind of ballet that was conceived in a variety of ways throughout Picasso's career."
  6. pastoral
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
    This work is seen as an amalgmation of pastoral and epic styles.
  7. epic
    a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
    This work is seen as an amalgmation of pastoral and epic styles.
  8. tragedy
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
    Guernica shows the tragedies of war and the suffering it inflicts upon individuals, particularly innocent civilians.
  9. canvas
    a heavy, closely woven fabric
    Guernica is blue, black and white, 3.5 metre (11 ft) tall and 7.8 metre (25.6 ft) wide, a mural-size canvas painted in oil.
  10. drama
    a work intended for performance by actors on a stage
    The discarding of clor intensifis the drama, producing a reportage quality as in a photographic record.
  11. painting
    creating a picture with paints
    This painting can be seen in the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid.
Created on Wed Jun 06 15:19:37 EDT 2012

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