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...... During this time, the republican forces in Spain who were loyal to the government that had been recently elected were being attacked by the fascist supporters of Generalissimo Francisco Franco (Guernica: Testimony of War). The attack was therefore motivated by Franco as an act of aggression against the republicans. The extent of the massacre and destruction of innocent people in the small Basque town profoundly shocked Picasso and he began to paint the large mural as a response to the horror of this event and as a sign of his protest. He had in fact been approached by the representatives of the democratic government of the county to enlist his fame as an artist in the depiction of this crime. (Larrea 11) While Picasso was not particularly interested in political art, the gravity of the situation affected him deeply and he began work on the two days after the actual event. (Larrea 11)

3. Influences and Motivations
The influences that affected Picasso are wide-ranging and impossible to categorize and define in a few lines. These influences range from the works of the classical masters, to the impressionists and the surrealists. Picasso is well known to have varied his style

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