Guernica was once done in color and then redone again in black and white to show the hardships that was happening during that time. During this time period the Spanish war was taking place Picasso was paid to depict what was happening during the time. Two of the artist's signature images, the Minotaur and the Harlequin, figure in Guernica. The Minotaur, which symbolizes irrational power, dominates the left side of the work. The harlequin, a partially hidden component just off-center to the left, cries a diamond-shaped tear. The harlequin traditionally symbolizes duality. In the iconography of Picasso's art, it is a mystical symbol with power over life and death. Perhaps the artist inserted the harlequin to counterbalance the deaths he depicted in the mural. Looking at the piece of art I wouldn't know exactly what it represented until I googled the time period that it was created and why Picasso was asked to create this piece of art.
https://www.pablopicasso.org/guernica.jsp
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