Attributes | Significance |
Broken Chains | Being freed. |
Breastplate with eagle | Symbol of the German empire-strength. |
Crown of oak leaves | Heroism. |
Sword | Readiness to fight. |
Olive branch around the sword | Willingness to make peace |
Black, red and gold tricolor | Flag of the liberal-nationalists in 1848. Banned by the Dukes of the German states. |
Rays of the rising Sun | 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 the
chart.
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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