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), an olive 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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