Picasso's 'Guernica': The world's most famous anti-war painting recreated with chocolate

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.