A map of Europe by each nation’s most iconic artwork

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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. I’ve 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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!

  7. 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.

  8. 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

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