Question

How did the female figures became an allegory of the nation during the 18th and 19th century

Answer 1

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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.

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During the French Revolution artists used the formal allegory to portray idea such as Liberty, Justice and the Republic

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Answer 2

Explanation:

The female allegories stood as personification of the republic and liberty .They were portrayed such that would instil a sense of nationality in the citizens of these countries. In France, Marianne's is characteristics with drawn from those of liberty and the republic - the red cap ,the tricolour, the cockade. statues of Marianne were erected in public squares to remind the public of national symbol of unity. Germania wears a crown of oak leaves which stands for heroism.