Wednesday, June 22, 2022

A Page from History

During World War 2, the famous Spanish Painter Pablo Picasso was living in Paris. The Germans occupied Paris. The German Nazis wanted to interrogate all the intellectuals and artists in Paris.

One day a Nazi officer took Picasso from his home to a secret interrogation location. He showed a painting – Guernica – to Picasso. That was an oil painting on canvas by Picasso.

That painting depicted a town in Northern Spain which was bombed by Nazi Germany. That composition showed screaming women, a dead baby, a dismembered soldier, and flames. 

Nazi Officer: Mr. Picasso, did you do this? 

Picasso: No, you did this. I just painted it.

22 comments:

  1. Nice.. Thought Provoking

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    1. Thanks for your comments Anonymous. Your name or initials will be helpful in recognizing you.

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  2. Brutal Honesty and said it the way he saw it....

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    1. Thanks for your comments Dee. Yep, you are correct.

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  3. What an answer by Picasso. History memories recalled. Very useful and interesting history, Rajan, for the present and future generations Hats off to you

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  4. Brilliant response

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  5. I really enjoy reading or watching intellectual stuffs. This was really nice. The way Picasso answered the Nazi officer. It would have made the officer really think.

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  6. Did Germany bomb Spain also during WW2? I wonder which country was left alone during that war!

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    1. Thanks for your comments Rajesh. Yes, they did.

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  7. I appreciate his guts when he said "you did this" Another renowned person who had guts was Charlie Chaplin.

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    1. Thanks for your comments Haddock. Long time no see. Hope you are doing well.

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  8. Take guts to say this with such confidence

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    1. Thanks for your comments Pooja. Yes, I agree.

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  9. That's the reality. Could the officers stomach it?

    Why commit such crimes when one has a problem when they are reported!

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