question_answer

Who were Marianne and Germania? What was the importance of the way in which they were portrayed?

Answer:

Marianne and Germania were the allegories of the nation in France and Germany respectively. These are female figures symbolising or personfying the nation. Germania is depicted as wearing a crown of oak leaves symbolising heroism and holding a sword in one hand and the flag in the other hand.

Similarly Marianne in France holds a torch in the right hand and a book in the left hand representing enlightenment and freedom respectively.