For this post, I would like you to discuss the reading by Warner Hofmann on the Spanish artist

Picasso and his painting, Guernica. You must write at least 400 words per post (the word count

appears at the bottom right of the textbox), and you MUST cite the page numbers where you

found the answers to the questions below that relate to the reading. If you use direct quotes, you

MUST introduce the quote and analyze what the author is saying in your own words. Then

answer the questions below, using citations and specifics from the essay you read.

First, read this overview of Picasso's painting entitled Guernica:

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/cubism-early-abstraction/cubism/a/picasso-

guernica

Hofmann's opening sentence states that Picasso's Guernica is a "complex painting." What are

the most complex aspects of the painting, in your opinion? Give a few examples of the painting's

"complexity." Also, Hofmann discusses mainly the historical context around Guernica. What

were some of the most important artworks that were created either before or around the time

Guernica was painted that may have inspired Picasso? How exactly did they influence Picasso?

Please use examples from the reading and cite page numbers where necessary. Finally, do you

think Guernica is a successful anti-war painting? Does it promote a specific message or messages

about war? How does it do so, or not do so? Give examples from the painting itself in your

answer, being very descriptive and specific.

please cite page numbers for any information found on those pages.

answer all these in 500 words.

Use MLA