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Richardson reference

The article makes multiple references to Richardson (2016) but no detail of this work is given. Richardson does not appear to have published anything in 2016. Ppp2aaa (talk) 18:30, 3 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

From the Sources section: Richardson, John (2016) "A Different Guernica". The New York Review of Books, 12 May 2016, 63 (8): 4–6. Randy Kryn (talk) 19:09, 3 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Bigger Picture Please?

Since this is an article about a very famous and absolutely enormous painting, would it not be a good idea to replace the absurdly tiny picture of it you have here with something which would allow readers to have a proper look at the thing the article is about? 81.152.174.188 (talk) 23:07, 3 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It's actually pretty big as far as Wikipedia images go, but I did enlarge the image at the "Composition" section a bit in response to your concern. Thanks for voicing it. Randy Kryn (talk) 02:57, 4 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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The word 'Mural' repeatedly used

The word mural apperas in the article 7 times, despite the fact that Guiernica is not one. A mural is painted directly onto a wall whereas Guernica is oil on canvas. Admittedly a very large canvas, but still highly movable. Indeed it was sent on tour during the civil war including to Whitechapel in London, then found a semi-permanent home in New York before returning to Spain after democracy was re-established. Can someone justify the term, or else I'll remove them? Thanks, Francis Elliott — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.45.59.122 (talk) 16:47, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The origins of the mural (yes, mural... :) )

I've been fussing with the Pavelló de la República CRAI Library article, which concerns the origins of Guernica. The time sequence was roughly (according to this article): For the exhibit, Picasso was commissioned to create a mural. He initially didn't know quite what to do. Then Guernica was bombed. A friend visited and suggested a response. Sometime later Picasso was inspired and created the mural (yes, mural... :) ), finishing after the Exhibition had started. The work then had its debut when the Pavello opened sometime later on 12 July 1937. So I believe the lead of article describes the sequence incorrectly. Bdushaw (talk) 11:57, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Just to be clear, the lead, to me, reads as "Picasso created Guernica...at the request of Spanish Nationalists..." which is what I object to. He was commissioned for some sort of mural to be determined, the mural intended for the Pavillion. Later, he was inspired by various motivations to create Guernica. Which, in satisfaction of his commission, was then shown at the Pavillion (to mixed reviews...). Bdushaw (talk) 12:09, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This is an oil-on-canvas painting, not a mural (which is a painting that is painted upon a wall, etc.). The canvas is large, and it has been called a "mural-sized painting", but is still a moveable canvas (and it has been moved several times) and not a stationary mural. Randy Kryn (talk) 12:42, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

(yes, mural.... :)) but why? Why call it a mural? It isn't painted onto a wall. 82.45.59.122 (talk) 13:38, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There are many sources that use the word "mural" - I believe the source of the issue is that Picasso was commissioned to create a "mural" for the Pavilion (much as Miró was commissioned for a mural, The Reaper (Miró)). For his "mural" he created a "painting" on several large sections that could be transported to the Pavilion. Reina Sofia calls it both a mural and a painting. The sources use both terms. One can appeal to formal definitions, but that won't help the situation much... Bdushaw (talk) 22:57, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

For example, source 7 of this article has the quote (perhaps the one with the popups): "Since the commission was originally intended to be a mural for the World's Fair, Guernica was conceived as a very large painting on canvas (about 11 feet by 25 feet)." Potaato-PotAAto... Bdushaw (talk) 23:07, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Spanish Pavilion, as you may know, was reconstructed in Barcelona in 1992, and includes Guernica in its original location. Here is a photo of how the "painting"/"mural" looks in its original location. Bdushaw (talk) 01:07, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lead paragraph on creation of Guernica

My recent revision/correction of this paragraph was reverted, for reasons stated in edit summary. OK, but the existing paragraph is badly incorrect. The Guernica was not commissioned, but some kind of mural was commissioned. And, a somewhat grotesque error, Guernica was not commissioned by the Nationalist (fascist) government... (One suspects someone made this latter error as a matter of vandalism?) The paragraph I wrote was incidentally larger than the existing paragraph. Bdushaw (talk) 13:29, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Bdushaw, and the concern seems to be in misinterpreting the 'Nationalist' sentence. The text was saying that the bombing was done at the request of the Nationalists, not that Picasso was commissioned by the Nationalists. I've removed that confusing part for brevity, as the attack is soon accurately described at length in the text below. Randy Kryn (talk) 13:43, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I see what was happening with the sentence - its better now, Thx. Bdushaw (talk) 14:11, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]