Your country national art

What national art does your country have that is used often to describe your country?

Finland!



In Finland we have Suomen Neito, Finnish Maiden. It's because Finland shape resembles maiden, at least used to reseble her before Soviet Union took part of her skirt and left arm away.

Nice idea for a thread!

Rule Britannia!

I always tought that art about Elizabeth I is used often when United Kingdom/ England is described. :hmmm:

i'm from italy...the firts state for cultural history

American Gothic

lol

Interestingly enough, Emanuel Leutze, who painted this, was german-born.

Russia, the home of Repin (my favourite Russian artist)



And Soviet propaganda





Armenia, the home of Aivazovsky

Celtic looking stuff like that

Cúchulainn - ancient mythical Irish defender of Ulster, the main character in 'The Ulster Cycle'.


Shamrock - an unofficial symbol of Ireland, used by St Patrick to outline the 3 aspects of the trinity apparantly.


Just a random picture of the lovely Emerald Isle...


And another...


Celtic Cross - Ireland's long christian tradition and probably has roots in pagan art...


The Great Hunger...



The four provinces, Connacht, Ulster, Munster and Leinster.



Éireann go Brách, one of Ireland's many flags...


Our finest work of art...


Don't even go there...

Originally Posted by Hapsburg

Interestingly enough, Emanuel Leutze, who painted this, was german-born.

Didn't know that. Not suprised either; there's more German ancestry in Americans than any other European ancestry.

Originally Posted by Ragabash

It's because Finland shape resembles maiden, at least used to reseble her before Soviet Union took part of her skirt and left arm away.

Yeah, now it just looks like a one-armed limp-legged chick. :tooth:

Do Pamela Anderson's breasts count as an example of Canadian national art?

Cúchulainn - ancient mythical Irish defender of Ulster, the main character in 'The Ulster Cycle'.

Whoa. The picture I posted was his symbol or something!!!

Originally Posted by Darth Wong

Do Pamela Anderson's breasts count as an example of Canadian national art?

No. Those were made in America, even if she wasn't.

Originally Posted by Lord Tomyris

Cecil Rhodes, one of the Empire's funders:

Wasn't Rhodes also a racist and an exploiter of African labor in the pursuit of diamond mines? :wink:

Cecil Rhodes, one of the Empire's funders:

Rembrandt's "Night Watch"

It is hard to define Poland through its art so I will post several paintings AND POSTERS defining some of the most important icons of Polish history and culture.

Tannenberg 1410


The Golden Age





The UNION




Copernicus



Husaria




First Constitution




Never surrender





The dark times



Stopping the barbarian tide




Catholicism




2nd WW



Solidarity



Regards Cegorach :original:

Norway:



Tidemand og Gude - Brudeferden I Hardanger (The Bridal Party)



Theodor Kittelsen - Skogtroll (Forest Troll)



Theodor Kittelsen - Trollet Som Grunner På Hvor Gammelt Det Er (Troll Pondering Its Age)



Edvard Munch - Skrik (The Scream)

Rembrandt's Conspiracy of Julius Civilis
Civilis was a Batavian auxiliary officer who rebelled against the Romans amid the chaos of the Civil War in 69 AD.