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A national personification is an anthropomorphic personification of a state or the people(s) it inhabits. It may appear in political cartoons and propaganda. Some personifications in the Western world often took the Latin name of the ancient Roman province. Examples of this type include Britannia, Germania, Hibernia, Hispania, Helvetia and Polonia.
National personifications in comic books (4 C, 11 P) I. Personifications of Ireland (12 P) M. Marianne (personification) (5 P) U. Uncle Sam (26 P) Pages in category ...
The iconography of several personifications "maintained a remarkable degree of continuity from late antiquity until the 18th century". [9] Female personifications tend to outnumber male ones, [10] at least until modern national personifications, many of which are male.
Some of the earliest recorded personifications came from the court of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany in Florence. Although not at all involved in the exploration of the Americas (the Habsburgs had by the 1520s made it very difficult for any Italians to travel there), the Medicis were very interested in them, and had acquired a good ...
Personifications of country subdivisions (14 P) N. National personifications (6 C, 106 P) R. Personifications of rivers (3 C, 31 P)
Paul Stahr's personified Columbia in an American flag gown and Phrygian cap, from a World War I patriotic poster (c. 1917). Columbia (/ k ə ˈ l ʌ m b i ə /; kə-LUM-bee-ə), also known as Lady Columbia or Miss Columbia, is a female national personification of the United States.
Pages in category "Personifications" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
National personification, contains the list of personifications for various nations and territories. Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World), a gift from the French people to the American people to commemorate the American Declaration of Independence.