... is a mythological creature that is often found in Picassos works is a symbol of the beast within, wrenching Guernica from its historical context and endows it with menacing significance that allow it to transcend the passage of time. Other symbols include a mother cradling her child's dead body, and a regal horse impaled on a stake, each with moth wide agape, as though screaming in ... pain. Picasso's painting uses the audience's collective memories to create an alternate view of documented historical events, a view ... that contains sympathy and humanistic qualities. It is the represe...

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