Question

How had the female figures become an allegory of the nation during the nineteenth century in Europe ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Artists found a way to represent a country in the form of a person. The nations were portrayed as female figures. The female figure(s) was/were chosen to personify the nation. It didn't stand for any particular woman in real life. It gave the abstract idea of the nation a concrete form. Thus the female figure became an allegory of the nation.

Answer 2

The female figure as an allegory of the nation :

• artist found a way out to represent the country in the form of a person .
• the Nations were portrayed as female figures .
• the female figure was chosen to personal fire the nation did not stand for any particular woman in real life .
• it gave the Abstract idea of the nation a concrete form .
• thus ,thefemale figure become an allegory of the nation .
• during the French Revolution artists use the formal allegory of portray Ideas such as Liberty justice and the Republic