The Rise of Nationalism in Europe

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1. People and artists in the 18th and 19th centuries personified a nation.
2. While it was easy enough to represent a ruler through a portrait or statue, they represented a country as if it were a person.
3. Nations were then portrayed as a female figure. The female figures became an allegory of the nation.
4. In France, Marianne became the allegory of the French nation, while Germania became the allegory of the German nation.