How did the female figures become an allegory of the nation during nineteenth
century in Europe? Explain with examples.
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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.
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Artists in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries portrayed nations as female figures. The female form, that was chosen to personify the nation, did not stand for any particular woman in real life. Rather it sought to give the abstract idea of the nation in concrete form. That is, the female figure became the allegory of the nation.
In France, she was named Marianne —a popular Christian name and in Germany, Germania. Germania wears a crown of oak leaves as the German oak stands for heroism. The characteristics of Marianne were drawn from those of Liberty and Republic —the red cap, the tricolour and cockade.