WORLD HISTORY

NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

THE RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the print prepared by Frederic Sorrieu, the Statue of liberty has ____ in one hand and ____ in another
A
Map, torch of enlightment
B
Torch of enlightenment, Charter of the Rights of Man
C
Symbols of Christianity, Bible
D
None of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -As you would recall, artists of the time of the French Revolution personified Liberty as a female figure here you can recognise the torch of Enlightenment she bears in one hand and the Charter of the Rights of Man in the other.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Sorrieu’s utopian vision, the peoples of the world are grouped as distinct nations, identified through their flags, and national costumes. Sorrieu created the image to unify the disintegrated states into a nation state under a democratic constitution.

Detailed explanation-3: -State of Liberty in Frederic Sorrieu’s paintings shows the people of Europe and America marching towards the Statue of Liberty and paying homage to it. Liberty is personified as a female figure which holds charter rights in one hand and the torch in other.

Detailed explanation-4: -She held the torch of Enlightenment in one hand and Charter of Rights of Man in the other hand.

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