History chap 1 - intro pages Flashcards
The famous painter
Frederic Sorrieu
Date of painting
1848
artist belonged to?
He was french
How many prints
4
What do the prints depict?
A world made out of ‘social’ and ‘democratic’ republics
In the 1st print, homage to what
The statue of liberty (female figure)
What is The statue of liberty holding
1 hand - the torch of enlightenment on the other - charter of rights of man
Which people are shown?
Americans and Europeans all ages, castes, social status etc etc
How are the countries and its people differentiated?
By country flags nd national costumes
Leading the march and way past liberty which counties?
United states and Switzerland
Foreground has?
Remains of absolutist institutions
Absolutist meaning?
Literally - govt having to restraint on pwr, historically - monarchial govt
Vision is said to be?
Utopian
Utopian meaning
Too ideal and unlikely to exsist
The countries leading(USA nd Switzerland) were what by that time
Already nation states!
Where is France in the march
It has just reached the statute
How do you identify France in the march
Using its revolutionary tricolor flag
Which country follows France
Germany
What is interesting in the placement of Germany behind France in the march?
It wasn’t a nation state bck then
What does Germany’s presence depict?
It is an expression of liberal hope to unify Germany and become a nation state soon!
What is on the top of the picture? What does it symbolize?
Christ, saints and angels are gazing from heavens this symbolizes fraternity among the different nations
Nationalism emerged as a ……… that bought sweeping changes in …………. and ………… of Europe
force, political and mental world
End result of nationalism?
Formation of nation states.
Which notion had been in people’s mind since long
modern state