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Bull and horse are so frequently paired in Picasso's art that the group identifies as the expression for some haunting image with special import for the master. Two subjects which center on this couple are repeated by him in particular: Tauromachies, and Minotauromachies in surrealist vein. In view of the above, the meaning of bull and horse in Guernica (fig. 1) where they appear as two of the mural's protagonists, is vitally important for a proper understanding of this work. Yet, within the context of the black happening in the painting, their significance is enigmatic. At least this is the conclusion to be drawn from the fact that widely divergent, nay opposite, interpretations could be read from the two symbols.
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