Germania (painting)
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Germania is a painting by Philipp Veit created in March 1848 during the Revolutions of 1848. This allegorical figure is represented with the imperial eagle, oak leaves (symbols of German strength), a hemp branch (as a sign of peace).
It was used as an allegoric decoration in the National Assembly in Frankfurt's Paulskirche, where it concealed the organ. It was meant as a symbol of a united democratic Germany and remained a national personification until the end of World War I.
Since 1867 Germania is located in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg.
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