Question

who were Marianne and Germania what was importance of way in which they were portrayed.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Marianne and Germania were the female allegories of France and Germany. They stood as personifications of the 'Republic' and 'Liberty'. They were portrayed that they gave the abstract idea of a nation in a concrete form. They would establish a sense of nationality in the citizens of these countries.

Answer 2

Answer:

Marianne and Germania were the female allegories of France and Germany. They stood as personifications of the 'Republic' and 'Liberty'. They were portrayed that they gave the abstract idea of a nation in a concrete form. They would establish a sense of nationality in the citizens of these countries.

Explanation:

• Marianne
• Marianne was a female allegory invented by artists in the nineteenth century, to represent France.
• To remind the public of the national symbol of unity and to persuade them to identify with it, Statues of Marianne were erected in public squares.
• Marianne images were marked on stamps and coins.
• Female allegory was used by French artists in French Revolution to portray ideas such as Republic, Justice and Liberty.
• Characteristics of Marianne were drawn from those of Republic and Liberty – the cockade, the tricolour, the red cap.
• The attributes of Justice are generally a blindfolded woman carrying a pair of weighing scales while liberty was the broken chain or red cap.
• As Marianne was a popular Christian name, it was chosen as an allegory of France.
• The idea of a people’s nation was underlined by Marianne.
• Germania
• The Allegory of Germany was Germania.
• As the German oak stands for heroism, Germania wears a crown of oak leaves.