How had a female figures become an allegory of teh nation during 19th century in Europe
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Artists in the 18th and 19th century found a way out by personifying nation.Nations were then portrayed as female figures. The female figures became an allegory of the nation.In France, the female allegory was christened Marianne and Germania became the allegory of the German nation.
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The following are the ways by which the female figures become an allegory of the nation during the 19th century in Europe:
a. The artists started personifying the nation with female figures in the 18th and 19th century which was an abstract idea that gave a concrete form to the nation. Hence, the female figure became the allegory of the nation.
b. In France, the statues of Christene Marianne were erected in the public square and also marked on the coins and the stamps. It was the figure of Liberty with the red cap, the tricolor and the cockade.
c. In Germany, Germania became the allegory wearing a crown of oak leaves because the German oak symbolizes heroism.
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