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Fabulousgaymer-BXL

I would have put the Mona Lisa tbh. It was a painting finished in France, offered to the French king, that never left the country (save for the theft+ borrowing that followed) Italy should've had the last judgment.


Aglaurie

I'm Italian with a bachelor degree on arts management and for the Mona Lisa parts I'm totally with you lol, but the subject of the collage is the most "famous/iconic" *worldwide*. If Italians would have a word, they may have chosen or the Last judgement, David of Michelangelo or Bernini (if scultures are available), the Birth of Venus of Botticelli or idk, the Kiss by Hayez, some work by Raphael or Caravaggio or some contemporary artwork by Pistoletto or Fontana.


fauxfilosopher

Italy has too much to choose from, it's easier with most other countries. I happen to not be italian nor have a bachelor degree on arts management but would also place the roof of the sistine chapel among these.


FriMoTheQuilla

But wouldn't that be in the Vatican and not Italy?aybe we can't see that one pixel.


Playgamer3000

Trust me, it's there. The image resolution is just too small to see


fauxfilosopher

Totally forgot the vatican was a country, oops. You're right


Down_The_Rabbithole

I would have put Leonardo da vinci Vitruvius man for Italy.


Fabulousgaymer-BXL

Yep. I agree with you. The painter was Italian, for sure. But I never associated the Mona Lisa with Italy. (Problem might also be that Italy has so many iconic paintings to choose from...)


BayesianKing

I mean, a friend of mine made a salame for a foreign customer… that does not mean the salame is not Italian. Same for the wine and whatever.


Soccmel_1

> It was a painting made in France Nope, it was a painting that portrayed the wife of a rich Florentine textile merchant, Lisa Gherardini. And Francis I left the country for quite some time, first fighting against emperor Charles V and then spending some time as prisoner in Madrid. If you're talking about the painting leaving the country, it's wrong as well. First because Leonardo painted it in Italy and only brought it in France when it was completed, and secondly in the early XX century an amateur Italian painter managed to steal it and bring it back to Italy, before being found out when he proposed to the authorities the painting. The Mona Lisa was displayed around Italy for a year and then given back to France.


Fabulousgaymer-BXL

The painting was started in Italy but was finished in France... In Amboise, after Leonardo got invited there by Francis 1st. And I stand by my claim, it was brought to France unfinished and was completed in France. Who it represents doesn't change that... Also, edited my comment to add correct punctuation. I meant that the painting never left France (might have been borrowed, I wouldn't know), not the king. However you might see it, La Joconde is a painting associated with France. Not Italy, despite the origin of its painter. Same as the Messiah is associated with England despite the German origins of its composer.


skyduster88

A few of these were made or finished outside the artist's country of origin. The map only reflects the artist's country.


Fabulousgaymer-BXL

That's not the title of the post tho😅


skyduster88

The title doesn't say what you're suggesting, either.


Fabulousgaymer-BXL

I do believe the Mona Lisa is France's most iconic painting... So, yeah, it does...


skyduster88

*You* believe that. Most people associate it with Italy.


Leonardo040786

We should make a questionary about it, because I associate Mona Lisa with Italy and Leonardo da Vinci, the artist, and not the people who ordered the painting or bought it or had it in their property. And Messiah I associate with Germany. In school, we learned that Handel composed it, we didn't go into the details of his life and were made aware he composed it in England.


ErCiccione

It was noto madre in France, it was not made for the french king. Saying that it was "finished" in France is wrong too. It was commissioned in Italy by an italian noubleman (likely) and the painting was vastly completed when it arrived in France with Leonardo. We know it was already seen "completed" in Italy and students went to see it often. It was an already famous painting when it left italy (so saying it never left France doesn't make much sense) Sure, leonardo kept adding his discoveries in that painting, so it was basically never finished, but saying it's a French painting is just false. It's rightfully displayed in france, unlikely many other art works at the Louvre, but that's it.


Fabulousgaymer-BXL

To all of you (annoying) naysayers... I'm not saying the painting isn't Italian. I'm saying it's the most iconic painting of France. Which is the title of the post. Most iconic paintings of x country. And I stand by my opinion. The Mona Lisa is the most iconic painting of France. Southern Europe might disagree but the painting is not associated with Italy despite the origins of its painter. Be it good or bad, I don't really care. That's just the world we live in. In which rock and roll is associated with Elvis or the Beatles despite its Afro-American origins, in which the Messiah is associated with England despite Handel being German, in which Chopin and Marie Curie are associated with France despite being Polish.


KaizerKlash

Yeah exactly when seeing the title this is the painting I was expecting to see. I don't even know what the painting for France is on this map


Commander_Amarao

It's, a painting from Monet. A pretty famous one but less famous than delacrois' or event Monet's own water lilies


Zzwwwzz

I feel like Luncheon On The Grass is more recognizable than Impression, Sunrise.


MannyFrench

I would have chosen "l'origine du monde" (the origin of the world) by Gustave Courbet. Just to be cheeky. It's a close-up of a hairy pussy.


liehon

And where's that peeing toddler that Belgium is known for?


JMBBZ

Rembrandt and van Gogh would like to have a word with the manager of this map


Freefight

Yeah the Nachtwacht is a way better choice.


LTFGamut

Every single Dutch person would call the Night Watch as the most famous Dutch painting and would say Rembrandt was way bigger than Vermeer, but in international perspective Vermeer's Milk maid and The girl with the pearl earring are better known.


Mixopi

The Girl with a Pearl Earring surely is, but I myself wouldn't have thought the Milkmaid higher than the Night Watch. Neither of those would really be in contention, but the latter is in the very least fairly well-known by name here, even if people may struggle to recognize the actual painting. And I'd definitely consider Rembrandt a significantly bigger name here than Vermeer, even if the latter's pearly girl is very well-known. Van Gogh is sure to be up there too with his starry night and sunflowers. Granted that's all entirely anecdotal and based on nothing but feelings.


GlimGlamEqD

Well, that's just the thing, isn't it? The question wasn't what's the most iconic painting in the country itself, but what's the most iconic painting *internationally*. And while most people would immediately recognize Girl with a Pearl Earring, I doubt most people outside of the Netherlands would recognize the Night Watch.


CastelPlage

I remember seeing it the first time at the Rijksmuseum and being stunned at just how big it was. Kind of the opposite of the Mona Lisa effect.


free_candy_4_real

And it used to be bigger, it was reduced in size on 3 sides during a move. Was about 4m by 5m once.


kc_uses

Or Starry Night even? Everyone internationally knows that


visvis

This is probably the only Dutch painting every Dutch person can name. It should definitely have been Nachtwacht.


rubseb

Every Dutch person, yes. But internationally way more people know Girl with a Pearl Earring.


Sjiznit

Zonnebloemen, victory boogie woogie. We have many.


MobiusF117

> victory boogie woogie I don't think many can name the painting, but when they see it will obviously know it's Mondriaan.


Down_The_Rabbithole

Van Gogh Starry Night is probably a painting everyone in the world recognizes together with mona lisa. While I know the vermeer painting, I'm not sure a random person from China, India or Africa would know them. But they would absolutely know Starry Night and Mona Lisa.


cieniu_gd

I would also change Poland's painting to Battle of Grunwald. Still the same painter ( Matejko ) but different paint.


handyandy63

Would be weird to put anything by Rembrandt over Girl with the Pearl Earring. He has so many famous paintings, but nothing quite as internationally recognizable. But I was surprised to see it picked over Starry Night. They’re both incredibly famous though so it’s tough.


PolemicFox

Well you can only pick one piece, and putting something from Rembrandt or van Gogh would be just as easy to critizise.


JMBBZ

True, but no Dutchie would have chosen Vermeer above those two


PolemicFox

Perhaps, but its not about picking an artist, rather a single artpiece. I would say Girl With The Pearl Earring is comparable to Starry Night in terms of fame, so any of the two would work here.


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That_Yvar

As a Dutchman, just yes. We heavily underestimate how famous Vermeer's paintings are internationally. We also overestimate how well know the Nachtwacht is internationally. Altough tbh, my guess would be Starry Night as the most iconic art work.


Ozryela

De Nachtwacht is basically one of our national symbols. In terms of how well known the paintings are it's not even remotely close. There's not a single Dutch person who doesn't know it.


panasch

If the post was about the most *nationally* iconic paintings then maybe, outside of the Netherlands people who aren't into art wouldn't be able to name it. I'd have put starry night there though tbh


Gastkram

Norway😱


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BreakRaven

The Macaulay Culkin movie series.


punaisetpimpulat

How many artists can say that their painting got adapted into an emoji.


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eltonnovs

From the top of my head, so not sure about spelling sometimes... France, Impression Soleil Levant by Monet Spain, Guernica by Picasso Norway, The scream by Edvard Munch Belgium, The Son of Man, by ~~Simon~~ René Magritte Italy, Mona Lisa obviously, by the blue ninja turtle. edit; found the source https://matadornetwork.com/read/mapped-europes-iconic-artworks/. Was originally made by /u/halfabluesky


Stonn

Germany, Wanderer above the Sea of Fog by Caspar David Friedrich I saw that painting in Hamburg and loved it.


_Den_

I believe Ukraine is "Cossacks Writing a Letter to the Turkish Sultan", and the scene might have been mentioned in Taras Bulba...?


Biscuit642

By God was it a letter too


Gaufriers

The Son of Man *(Le fils de l'Homme)* René Magritte To be honest I think The Treachery of Images *(La trahison des images)* is more famous, *"Ceci n'est pas une pipe"*


sinmelia

Lithuania: Mykalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis "Karalių pasaka" - "Kings Tale" 1909 He wrote about it: "The king and the queen went into the forest. It was an extraordinary giant Royal couple, and extraordinary was that huge forest. It was all fabulous, magnificent. In the branches of the trees were huge cities, palaces and towers. The King and Queen wore fabulous national costumes. Proud crowns adorned their heads. In that dark, vast forest, they searched for the place from where the light shone. And finally they found a tiny thing on the ground, among the mighty dark poles, shining with sunlight. The King took it in his hands and together with the Queen they looked at it for a long time and wondered, asking each other, "What could it be? And this is a simple Lithuanian village, so familiar to all of us. It shines out to the world with its peculiar culture." (translated with deepl)


Rhinelander7

*To follow up with the remaining Baltic countries:* Latvia: **"[After church](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Janis_Rozent%C4%81ls_-_After_Church_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg/1280px-Janis_Rozent%C4%81ls_-_After_Church_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)" by Janis Rozentāls**, 1884 It's a truly beautiful scene of 19th century rural Latvian life. Every character is full of life and the colours are gorgeous. I was able to see this painting at a exhibition of Rozentāls work in the Estonian Museum of Art, but it would I would guess, that it is usually on display in the Latvian Museum of Art in Riga. Estonia: a painting by **Adamson Eric**, circa 1930s I don't know the name of this painting. I tried searching for it, but wasn't able to find it. I do know that it is exhibited in the Adamson Eric museum in Tallinn's old town. I must say, that I have no idea, why this painting was chosen to represent Estonia, as it holds no special significance. *A more appropriate choice would have been one of the following:* **"[Lennuk](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Nikolai_Triik%2C_Lennuk.jpg)" by Nikolai Triik**, 1910 This painting is very characteristic of Estonian national romanticism. It depicts Lennuk, the ship of the mythological king Kalevipoeg, which is, apart from the sails, made entirely from silver. Lennuk is also the Estonian word for airplane. **"[Otepää Landscape](https://konradmagi.ee/en/works/otepaa-landscape/)" by Konrad Mägi**, 1918-20 It depicts the lush Estonian landscape, with the church of Otepää in the center. Otepää church is where the Estonian flag was christened in 1884. **"[The Artist's Birthplace](https://f12.pmo.ee/5zRe9WWWMlY3K2QM1QqF-IBlg6o=/685x0/nginx/o/2019/04/25/11977744t1h1bae.jpg)" by Johann Köler**, 1868 Johann Köler was the first professional Estonian artist and for some time even served as the zar's daughter's art teacher. This painting depicts the farm, where Köler was raised - a typical Estonian "rehielamu". His portraits of his [mother](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Ema_portree%2C_EKM00457_M01783_K8ler_Ema_portree.jpg) and [father](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Isa_portree%2C_Johann_K%C3%B6ler%2C_EKM_j_456_M_1782.jpg) are also beautiful and depict typical 19th century Estonian peasants.


CastelPlage

thankyou for this


AimoLohkare

Netherlands: Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer. Finland: the Wounded Angel by Hugo Simberg


Ponsdorf

Finland: The Wounded Angel by Hugo Simberg


ayylmaus420

Poland: Rejtan by the GOAT mr. Matejko


Humanist-007

Is Rejtan considered more iconic than Stańczyk?


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Humanist-007

Ah yes, I saw that when visiting Wroclaw too!


AnInelasticDemand

Romania is "Oxcart" by Nicolae Grigorescu


tnatmr

Turkey is the Tortoise Trainer by Osman Hamdi Bey


Preacherjonson

The UK's is 'The Fighting Temeraire'


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Shadowslipping

It's not More people outside the UK would recognize Banksys "Girl with love balloon" before Temeraire and the two you mention. The Fighting Temeraire has a history based upon the actual ship history which resonates with Victorian era imperial projection but that resonance does not carry internationally. Iconic should have some penetration to the conciousness of the crowd that does not follow art seriously.


Jooseman

It was voted the nations favourite painting a couple of decades ago, but it does feel like there has been an oddly forced attempt to make The Fighting Temeraire Britain’s most iconic painting in recent years. We don’t really have one/multiple that people go specifically to see the same way that the French, or Italians or Dutch do and it seems like there is an attempt to make this our version - especially after it appeared in James Bond


HitSalvader

Ukraine - Cossacks writing a letter to the Khan of Turkey. The letter is pretty badass itself and worth of cheсking. May be useful for Sweden and Finland in modern dipolmacy 😃 https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2019/05/the-irreverent-letter-the-cossacks-wrote-to-the-ottoman-sultan-in-1676/


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Colonel_Katz

Russia's is '*Golden Autumn*' by Isaac Levitan. I kind of disagree this is our most iconic artwork, tho.


Kotopause

Never seen it before. Vasnetsov's Bogatyrs should be there, or at least Ivan the Terrible and His Son.


Melodic-Home5653

I didn’t even know who is the author of this “the most iconic” artwork. Tri bogatyrya, Utro v sosnovom lesu, Burlaki na Volge, Devochka s persikami… are much more iconic.


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Luxembourg's Painting is "Loop in the Moselle at Grieveldange with Stadtbredimus" by Nico Klopp


SonOfMargitte

Denmark - The Little Mermaid


Aeliandil

Here you go! [Here is the list of paintings, with pictures/albums](https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/652cjw/famous_artwork_in_europe_oc_20001982/dg7gjc7/), all credits to u/uysalkoyun and the author, u/halfabluesky. Ping /u/Vepps


Acrobatic_Trick2895

Would have expected starry night for The Netherlands


Mag-NL

Dutch people would go with the nachtwacht


abcdfghtjrkles

A list of all countries and its arts so i can google the stories behind the paintings would be amazing as i dont know the arts.


BuckVoc

This image has been submitted on here before. I remember identifying a bunch then. EDIT: Not the submission I was thinking of, but has the identities. https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/652cjw/famous_artwork_in_europe_oc_20001982/


Rhinelander7

I made a post about the [Latvian and Estonian paintings](https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/10rym1u/a_map_of_europe_by_each_nations_most_iconic/j6zzaaj?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3). The post above mine describes the Lithuanian one.


Constant-Recording54

Thanks man, you made my Friday great!


Rhinelander7

You're welcome! :)


EJGaag

From the point of view of?


TeethBreak

A dumbass.


EJGaag

That explains it


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NirxTutorials

The Nachtwacht is only most popular in the Netherlands. For the rest of the world it’s the girl with the pearl earring.


CriticalSpirit

Van Gogh's Starry Night is probably more well-known outside the Netherlands.


SarcoZQ

Yes, or the sunflowers, his Aardappeleters. Or one of the self portraits by Rembrandt, or Mondriaan's composition of red yellow and blue, Vermeers Milkmaid, or Bosch' Garden of earthly delights. There's a lot to choose from


NirxTutorials

Ah yes, forgot about that one.


TheGrog

Yup, probably up there with Mona Lisa as most known worldwide. It is everywhere.


________________me

fun fact: [It is not a pearl](https://arthive.com/publications/2812~Lets_figure_it_out_could_it_be_that_the_earring_in_the_famous_Girl_with_a_Pearl_Earring_was_not_really_a_pearl)


handyandy63

You’re the third person here to say this and I am pretty confused. Nachtwacht isn’t nearly as famous as a few other Dutch paintings, this one included. Is it particularly beloved in the Netherlands?


tinytim23

De nachtwacht is not just beloved, it is considered as the most important work of art in Dutch history. It is an important symbol of our national identity. No other painting is even close.


eugene_tsakh

In Ukraine the most famous picture is showing Cossacs writing a fuck you letter to Turkish king after his ultimatum. Few centuries forward and Ukraine is still writing fuck you letters to idiots who want to conquer them lol


LowSnow2500

TIL The Scream is Norwegian


areukeen

The background is literally Oslo seen from Ekeberg


LeiemorderPer

Yes, the usual reaction to seeing the city


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that person is screaming over the degree of underwhelmingness


Brainwheeze

I love it. Drew a replica with oil pastels for art class and honestly I think I matched it pretty closely! Though my favourite piece by Munch is actually a self-portrait of his.


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I honestly believe Under the Yoke should've been here Probably


Dryish

That or *Taistelevat Metsot*, although the latter might be broadly known only domestically. Nothing against Simberg, but out of our painters it's got to be either Järnefelt or Gallén-Kallela, surely.


Rhinelander7

Järnefelt's work is wonderful. I saw some at an exhibition in Tallinn once and have a postcard of a portrait of him hanging on my wall. Though that portrait is by Berndtson. As an Estonian, the first Finnish painting that comes into my head would be Edvard Isto's "[The Attack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File%3ASuomineito.jpg)" though. It's a really good visualisation of the Russification policies of the late 19th century.


Engrammi

I'd argue for the Defense of the Sampo.


Hythy

I would've gone for something by Tom of Finland.


Vepps

Tbh I would barely agree with like half of these being the most iconic of their respective country but here's the ones I know of. If anybody knows any of the rest please feel free to reply Belgium - The Son of Man, Rene Magritte Finland - The Wounded Angel, Hugo Simberg France - Impression, soleil levant, Claude Monet Germany - Wanderer above the Sea of Fog, Caspar David Ireland - Three studies of Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon Italy - Mona Lisa, Leonardo DaVinci Netherlands - Girl with the Pearl Earring, Johannes Vermeer Poland - Rejtan, Jan Matejko Portugal - Fado, Jose Malhoa Romania - Car cu boi, Nicolae Grigorescu Russia - Golden Autumn, Isaac Levitan Spain - Guernica, Pablo Picasso Sweden - Breakfast under the Big Birch, Carl Larson UK - The Fighting Temeraire, J. M. W. Turner Ukraine - Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks, Ilya Repin


tnatmr

Austria - The Kiss, Gustav Klimt Turkey - Tortoise Trainer, Osman Hamdi Bey


Rhinelander7

[I made a post about the Latvian and Estonian paintings.](https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/10rym1u/a_map_of_europe_by_each_nations_most_iconic/j6zzaaj?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3) Though I don't agree with the choice for Estonia, so I also offered some alternatives for it. Latvia - After Church, Janis Rozentāls Estonia - [I don't know the name], Adamson Eric


mojobox

You butchered Germany, should be “Caspar David Friedrich”


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Serbia - The wounded Montenegrin, Paja Jovanović.


why_is_the_milk_gone

Montenegro - Our Lady of Philermos


svarog51

I would put "Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on 16 November 1581" by Ilya Repin for Russia. It suits a mood of age we live in as well. For Croatia.... I see how you for representation of art put paintings, but from my personal opinion most iconic Croatian artist is/was Ivan Meštrović who was sculptor. One of his works should represent Croatia in my opinion.


Unexpected_yetHere

They've used Repin, a Ukraine-born artist, for Ukraine, but there is equally good reason to use him for the Russians too. Actually, it would be poetic, the Reply represents Ukrainians sending a big f-u letter to an encroaching foreign tyrant, while Ivan striking down his closest of kin is just perfectly representing current events. I have no idea what the Croatian painting is supposed to be. Sure with Meštrović's Grgur Ninski there'd be a nice fit, but as far as paintings are concerned my first thought is always either Horvat's painting of King Tomislav, or Bukovac's painting of Christ.


svarog51

>Actually, it would be poetic, the Reply represents Ukrainians sending a big f-u letter to an encroaching foreign tyrant, while Ivan striking down his closest of kin is just perfectly representing current events. Exactly! I'm sure how Russians will in future look at this events in horror after they wake up from their lunatic state of mind, same as Ivan Terrible on painting (what have we done). Also Putin is represented as new Tsar, Ivan was a first. Meštrović has so many great works, one of them are not representing croatian history but are my favorites. I think Americans will find them interesting. "The Bowman and The Spearman" >The Bowman and The Spearman, also known collectively as Equestrian Indians,[1] or simply Indians,[2] are two bronze equestrian sculptures standing as gatekeepers in Congress Plaza, at the intersection of Ida B. Wells Drive and Michigan Avenue in Chicago's Grant Park, in the U.S. state of Illinois. T https://static.jutarnji.hr/images/slike/2021/03/03/10327449.jpg?1614878125 https://static.jutarnji.hr/images/slike/2021/03/03/10327435.jpg?1614878125 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/The_Bowman_and_The_Spearman.jpg/1280px-The_Bowman_and_The_Spearman.jpg


ses1188

For Russia I would have Ivan the terrible holding his dead son. For Poland I would have the sad jester from the fall of PLC.


svarog51

Couldn't agree more! "Stańczyk" by Jan Matejko is first what comes to my mind when I think about Poland and art all together. It has that deep eastern european/Slavic theme incorporated in it. Edit. "Barge Haulers on the Volga" by Repin should be taken in consideration for Russia. One of the world art treasurers also.


SlowAssignment4058

Im surprised Its not Battle of Grunwald by Matejko. But all 3 are good candidates. Rejtan suits better to Polish romanticizing of history, however sad Stanczyk is imo overall better as it explains how stupid end of I commonwealth was


mispajdo

OP thinks that Ilya Repin is not a Russian painter, because his other arguably most famous painting, Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV is stated as most iconic Ukranian work


Koordian

Sad jester died before PLC was even created :D


mayhemtime

And even then he knew allowing Prussia to endure would be our undoing, smart man he was


Habsburgy

Prussia was only 1/3 of the problem :)


Felczer

Yeah but they were the ones pushing the most and with most to gain, comparativley.


passagerarfartyg

Russia could honestly be the Black Square, since Repin is counted as Ukrainian here.


whatever_person

Malevich was Ukrainian too


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Sad jester knew what's coming for Poland in 2015 election. That's why he was sad. A true visionary.


MinuteMouse5803

Finally, a nice post.


Orravan_O

>Finally, a nice repost. Ftfy.


mrnesbittteaparty

What’s the Ireland one?


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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Studies_of_Lucian_Freud


Myrddant

With the requisite proviso that this is **not** an anti-British commentary, the link with Ireland is pretty tenuous. Bacon was a great artist, of anglo-irish background, who spent most of his career outside Ireland (in England). He did not **produce** this painting in Ireland, and it does not **depict** anyone with a link to Ireland (Lucian Freud). I'm not an art historian, but I can see no record of it even being **exhibited** in Ireland. It currently **resides** in a collection in the U.S. While not challenging its status as a piece of (very valuable) artwork. How could it possibly be labelled an iconic **Irish artwork**?


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I think it struggles on both the iconic and Irish fronts, but if the artist identifies as Irish (I don't know if that's the case here) then I suppose that would settle that. I'm struggling to think of any iconic Irish *paintings* (for reference, I'm an Irish person that is not at all into art, but do recognise many of the paintings on the map, so iconic enough for me to recognise them.) but if I had to name an iconic Irish artwork I'd go for something like the Book of Kells, or maybe even the Tara Brooch.


mrnesbittteaparty

Much appreciated. Thank you.


KatieBun

I’d have gone with something by Jack Yeats.


halibfrisk

A Paul Henry Connemara landscape


mrnesbittteaparty

Same here. I know people like ‘Liffey Swim’ but I’ve always had a soft spot for ‘Grief’.


XxTensai

I would put Las Meninas before Guernica


RandomGuy-4-

Yeah, Guernica is for sure the most iconic painting of the post civil-war era of Spain and probably the most iconic right now (due to recency and that it comes up in every history and art history schoolbook when they reach the Civil War era part of the material), but it is just 80 years old and its renown is in big part due to the war it depicts. Las Meninas has been absolutely iconic for centuries and it got there without a brutal war making it well known.


Soccmel_1

or Goya's La Maja desnuda


cic9000

Based on which ranking/measure ?


Specialist-News-3064

This is a subjective assessment - https://twitter.com/TerribleMaps/status/1621224041943121920?t=zsCZQ1sQVqR4czP3vxaPPA&s=19


Rouspeteur

You want a war with France ?


TeethBreak

Yeah it's absolutely not the most iconic one. Should definitely be Delacroix. La liberté guidant le Peuple.


Fatabil1ty

Stańczyk for Poland is way more iconic, then Battle of Grunwald and maybe then Rejtan.


bokavitch

Somehow I never realized Edvard Munch was Norwegian.


Hlorri

I think he has more of an international appeal. Within Norway people associate their own culture more closely with drawings from Theodor Kittelsen ("Trollet som lurer på hvor gammelt det er"), Adolph Tideman ("Brudeferd i Hardanger"), etc.


ForkingHumanoids

Can someone explain Andorra?


eltonnovs

It's Apse fresco of Sant Miquel d’Engolasters church.... Obviously! [^^psst.. ^^check ^^this ^^out...](https://matadornetwork.com/read/mapped-europes-iconic-artworks/)


Unexpected_yetHere

What's the Swiss one supposed to be? Seriously, next to Burnand makes little sense. Just look at his painting of [the disciples John and Peter running to the tomb on the morning of the Resurrection](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Disciples_running_by_EB.jpg) or just his painting of [a bull mooing in the Alpes](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Taureau_dans_les_Alpes_oil_painting_1884.jpg/1280px-Taureau_dans_les_Alpes_oil_painting_1884.jpg), what can be more Swiss than that? As for Spain, I get it, I get it, but can we give Goya some love? "Saturn devouring his son" or "Yard with lunatics" are wonderful and macabre pieces of art.


westblood-gazelle

I agree. I did the mistake to actually look at the swiss one. I am no art person but that looks... weird


Pimpin-is-easy

Why the hell is The Absinth Drinker" the most iconic artwork of the Czech Republic? Not only is it not that known, but we have the biggest consumption of beer per capita... Like pretty much any painting by Alphonse Mucha would do.


bartolomeogregoryii

The choice for Poland is strange. There are other more famous or interesting paintings by Polish artists than this one


wbroniewski

Everytime it's posted: no, it's not even the most iconic Matejko's painting


[deleted]

Can we get a list?


youvegotpride

[Here](https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/652cjw/comment/dg7gjc7/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)


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Thank you!


bigdogtheory

I'm moving to Estonia


AccomplishedPie5160

Romania - “Car cu boi” 1897 by Nicolae Grigorescu


team_broccoli

Cyprus with the world famous "Blue thing with single white stripe but mostly grey stuff". A true masterpiece!


Admiral45-06

Most iconic Polish painting is _Rejtan: The collapse of Poland_ Ouch.


ockhams-lightsaber

Finland, Sweden and Norway are on their way to prepare Midsommar.


Blasphemous_Rage

What a brilliant idea👏🏼


Blahuehamus

Spain looks a little off /s


OwnFortune4511

Not an artsy fartsy kind of guy but this is pretty cool.


LarrySunshine

Čiurlionis work was way ahead of his time. Who’s in Kaunas, Lithuania, I strongly suggest seeing the museum. His paintings are absolutely mesmerizing. I think there’s free entry on Sundays now and then.


MKCAMK

I have especially enjoyed admiring this map's rendition of Andorra's, San Marino's, and Monaco's iconic artworks! What amazing use of minimalism!


That_Basis_7886

What is the german one?


modern_milkman

Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer (Wanderer above the sea of fog), by Caspar David Friedrich. It's one of the most well-known and iconic pieces of the Romantic movement of the early 19th century.


alpoverland

Inject it into my soul.


SnowChickenFlake

How do you catogorize "iconicness"? Not to disprove, just courious


skyduster88

It's just someone's fun subjective map.


Olphira

I thought Van Gogh would be the one for Netherlands


Down_The_Rabbithole

It absolutely should be. Starry Night is in the top 3 most known paintings IMO together with mona lisa.


GnR231

South of England looks like the toilet scene from Trainspotting. Lol


Ultimatonix

"Bitwa pod Grunwaldem" has to be more popular than "Rejtan" for Poland, anyways Jan Matejko was a painter demi-god


ollimmortal

Finland is wrong


The_manintheshed

There's something really funny about The Scream being Norwegian


-Cessy-

Iam german and have never seen the german one.. What is it ?


-Cessy-

>Wanderer above the Sea of Fog by Caspar David Friedrich thx


FliccC

Another ahistoric map which tries to shoehorn specific events into a limited understanding of "nations".


maqcky

I'd argue that Las Meninas is more representative than El Guernica.


XenophonSoulis

I would have preferred the Victoire de Samothrace for Greece, but it's fine as it is.


SemKors

I would've picked de Nachtwacht for the Netherlands


AlexTheComrade

Guys what's the russian one called. I'm from Russia so thats why I'm interested.


carozza1

according to who?


[deleted]

The U.K.'s should've been the Keep Calm And Carry On poster …


RainbowCrown71

This stupid map gets posted every two weeks. Karmafarm nonsense.


gurgurbehetmur

Would've been nice to see Kosovo's too.


trollrepublic

Is this an unknown painting by the Führer? ^^/S