Who were Marianne and Germania? What was the importance of the way in which they were \n Portrayed?
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Marianne and Germania are allegories of France and Germany respectively...
Allegories is a an abstract idea which is expressed through a person or thing.
Nations were portrayed as female figures, which we call allegories
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Marianne :
Marainne is an allegory of France. " Marainne " is a popular Christian name , which underlined the idea of a people's nation. Her characterstics were drawn from those of liberty and the republic - the red cap, the tri - colour, the cokade.
Statues of Marainne were erected in the public squares to remind the public of the national symbol of unity and to persuade them identify with it.
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Germania :
Germania is the allegory of Germany.
Its characterstics is :
∆ Broken chains signifies that being freed
∆ Breastplate with eagle signifies of German Empire i.e strength
∆ Crown of Oak leaves signifies heroism
∆ Sword signifies Readiness to fight
∆ Olive branch around the sword signifies willingness to make peace
∆ Black, red and gold tricolor signifies flag of liberal nationalists in 1948
∆ Ray of rising sun signifies beginning of new era.
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Marianne: From 1789 females appeared in painting as symbols of library and revolution. Marianne and Germania were female allegories invented by artists in the nineteenth century in France and Germany respectively to represent the abstract idea of the nation in concrete form . This was a way to personify a nation
Female figure in France was christened Marianne as a popular name .The underlying idea behind portraying .Marianne with symbols of library and republic was to represent the France nation as people's nation .statues of Marianne were erected in public to remind the public of the national symbol of unity and to persuade them to identity with it . .Marianne images were also marked on coins and stamps .
Germania: it was an allegory of the German nation . Germaina of Germany was depicted by artist Philip Viet in 1848 she was represented standing against a background where beams of sunlight shine through the national tricolour flag;wearing a crown of oak levels and holding an unsheathed sword in her hand . The underlyingi idea to symbolize the Germans as heroic
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