Pablo Picasso was a famous Spanish painter who helped pioneer Cubism. He showed artistic talent from a young age. While his father and uncle wanted him to attend art school, Picasso preferred to be self-taught. He remained neutral during both World Wars. His most famous work, Guernica, depicted the bombing of Guernica and embodied the brutality of war. Picasso was exceptionally prolific, producing over 50,000 artworks in his lifetime. María Zambrano was a Spanish essayist and philosopher who studied under José Ortega y Gasset. She lived in several countries but is better known abroad than in Spain. Some of her books include The Agony of Europe and Tow