analyse how had female figure became allegory of a nation during 19 th century
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1. Artists, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, often made efforts to represent a country as if it were a person. The female figures were chosen to express an abstract idea of a nation. These female figures, thus, became an allegory of the nation.
2. In France, the female figure was christened Marianne, which was characterized by Liberty and the Republic - the red cap. the tricolor, the cockade. Statues of Marianne stood in public squares to remind the people of the national symbol of unity.
3. In Germany, the female figure - Germania became the allegory of the German nation. In visual representations, Germania wore the crown of oak leaves, as the German oak stood for heroism.
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During 19th century, artist started to personify the nation. Female figures were choose to represent the nation. The female figures didn't come from any society of real life, rather they gave a concrete form to the nation. Thus the female figures became an allegory of nation.