who were Marianne and germania what was the importance of the way in which they were portrayed
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marianne is the ideal statue of female in france which show the sign of peace and germania is the female portrait of german
Answer: Marianne and Germania were the allegories of France and Germany respectively.
Marianne-
1) It is a common Christian name, which underlined the idea of a people's nation
2) Statutes of Marianne were erected in public squares to give a sense of unity among people and to persuade them to identify with it.
3) Her characteristics were drawn from the ideas of republic and liberty -the red cap,the tricolour,the cockade.
Germania-
1) In visual representation, she wears a crown of oak leaves as German oak stands for heroism.
2) Sword signifies the readiness to fight.
3) Ray of rising sun signifies the begining of a new era.
4) Breastplate with an eagle signifies the strength of German empire.