
''Germania''.

Frankfurt Parliament decorated with the painting in 1848/49 (coloured, contemporary engraving)
'''Germania''' is a
painting by
Philipp Veit created in March 1848 during the
Revolutions of 1848. 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.
Today ''Germania'' is located in the
Germanisches Nationalmuseum in
Nuremberg.
See also
★
National personification