Attribute | Significance |
Broken chains Breastplate with eagle Crown of oak leaves Sword Olive branch around the sword Black, red and gold tricolour Rays of the rising Sun | Being freed Symbol of the German empire-strength Heroism Readiness to fight Willingness to make peace Flag of the liberal-nationalists in 1848, banned by the Dukes of the German states Beginning of a new era |
Answer:
The symbolic meaning of the painting is that the German nation has emerged. The female figure of Germania is an allegory of the German nation. All the attributes of the German nation can be seen in the painting as given in Box 3.
The replacement of the Kaiser's crown with the broken chain signifies that the German nation is now free from autocratic monarchical rule.
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