Members of Euskal Gozogileak (Basque Confectioners) association work on a life-size chocolate version of Picasso's painting 'Guernica' in the Spanish Basque town of Lezo. Photo: AFP
A group of chocolatiers in Spain's Basque Country are creating a version of Guernica, Pablo Picasso's masterpiece representing the bombing of a small Basque town in 1937, to showcase their skills and celebrate their cultural heritage.
Guernica, one of the world's most famous paintings, was Picasso's response to the bombardment, carried out by war planes from Nazi Germany and fascist Italy to assist the forces of fascist general Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War.
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Picasso's 'Guernica' chocolate tribute
Members of Euskal Gozogileak (Basque Confectioners) association work on a life-size chocolate version of Picasso's painting 'Guernica' in the Spanish Basque town of Lezo. Photo: AFP
A close-up of one of the slabs of Picasso's 'Guernica' made with chocolate. Photo: Reuters
Picasso's immense 1937 cubist painting, which hangs in the Reina Sofia art gallery in Madrid, depicts a harrowing scene of tormented human and animal figures. Photo: Handout
A member of Euskal Gozogileak (Basque Confectioners) prepares to start work on the chocolate version of Picasso's painting 'Guernica'. Photo: AFP
Staff from Euskal Gozogileak (Basque confectioners) refer to a replica painting of Picasso's 'Guernica'. Photo: Reuters
The chocolate replica of 'Guernica' will be exhibited from April 25 onward in the town of Gernika to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the bombing raid of the small Basque town by Nazi aircraft, at the behest of General Francisco Franco on 1937. Photo: AFP
