Genesis of a masterpiece: how Picasso’s Guernica was inspired by a Sicilian painting
According to those who were close to him at that time, Picasso had in mind the fresco Il Trionfo della Morte (The Triumph of Death), now preserved in Palazzo Abatellis (Palermo). An unexpected bond between the two masterpieces appears in the composition and portrayal of an imminent Death It is well known that great...