What does the horse's head symbolize in Picasso's painting guernica?

The neighing horsehead symbolizes the Spanish National Front and the government of the Republic of China.

In addition, the whole painting can be divided into four sections from left to right: the first section highlights the image of the bull; The second paragraph emphasizes the injured and struggling horse and compares it with the most innocent person in the battle. The dazzling electric light looks like a frightened and lonely eye.

In the third paragraph, the most striking thing is that the "Statue of Liberty" holding a lamp out of the window is a woman. She walked towards the Statue of Liberty, symbolizing people's desire for peace and freedom. In the fourth paragraph, people lying on the ground symbolize unyielding soldiers in the battle. He held a sword in his hand, and the best thing was the little flower on the sword, which sang the praises of this unyielding spirit.

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Creation background

At the beginning of 1937, Picasso was entrusted by Spain to create a decorative mural for the Spanish Pavilion of the Paris World Expo. During the conception period,1April 26th, 937, the German Air Force bombed the Basque town of guernica in northern Spain.

The three-hour German bombing caused many civilian casualties and razed guernica to the ground. This crime of the German army aroused the condemnation of international public opinion. Picasso was indignant and decided to take this incident as the theme of mural creation to express his protest against war criminals and his condolences to those who died in this incident. So guernica was born.

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