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This painting shows the bombing during the Spanish Civil War by Nazi Germany on 26 April 1937 in support of the Francisco Franco's Nationalists. This event has entered military history as the first-ever aerial bombarbment of a city.As the painter insisted it wasn't to be exhibited in Spain until democracy has been established in the country, the painting didn't "go home" until 1981.Name the painting and the painter?

  1. Madonna of the rocks,Da Vinci

  2. Guernica, Pablo picasso

  3. Night watch, Rembrant

  4. Vitruvian Man, Da Vinci
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B Correct answer
Explanation

'Guernica' by Pablo Picasso depicts the bombing of the Basque town of Guernica on April 26, 1937, by Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe supporting Franco's Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War. Picasso stipulated it would only return to Spain after democracy was established, which happened in 1981.

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