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Anyone interested in this painting could do a lot worse that watch this video presented by old school art historian Francis Frascina. Really enlightening. Frasc

• pawsforthought 4y ago
  Such a shame that more is not available, that was an extremely enlightening work of history and analysis. Thanks for sharing. I’m struck by his closing remarks: > Today, the painting is housed in one of the two remnants of the 17th century Buen Retiro Palace, built by Philip IV. The other surviving building is the nearby army museum. It contains the mothballed relics of Spanish militarism, including the massacre at Paracuellos, and other paintings which glorify the Nationalist cause. > The two museums, which represent conflicting but deeply entrenched ideological positions in Spain, are guarded in one form or another by the military. > Guernica, however, is subject to stringent displays of security. Plate glass and steel girders reveal the state’s need to appear open to the emblems of dissent, whilst ensuring their cultural containment.