Gallia Protects Bavaria
| Gallia Protects Bavaria | |
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| Artist | Marianne Kürzinger |
| Year | 1805 |
| Type | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 71.5 cm × 58.5 cm (28.1 in × 23.0 in) |
| Location | Bavarian Palace Department, Munich |
Gallia Protects Bavaria (German: Gallia schützt Bavaria) is an 1805 oil painting by the German artist Marianne Kürzinger.[1] An allegory, it represents Bavaria the female symbol of the German land Bavaria being embraced and protected by the larger Gallia symbolising the France.[2] It was produced in the context of the Treaty of Bogenhausen which allied the Elector of Bavaria to Napoleon's French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. Bavaria would be elevated to a kingdom and gain territory at the expense of Austria. Eight years later Bavaria would notably changed sides shortly before the decisive Battle of Leipzig. Kürzinger was a Munich-based history painter. She depicts Gallia wearing the helmet of Athena and carries a shield bearing Napoleon's monogram while Bavaria wears the traditional blue and white colours.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Henker p.397
- ^ Schmid & Weigand p.262-63
- ^ https://www.hdbg.de/bup/d/d0806.htm#:~:text=Gallia%20sch%C3%BCtzt%20Bavaria&text=Bayern%20fl%C3%BCchtete%20sich%20in%20die,der%20%22wehrhaften%20Gallia%22%20trieb.
Bibliography
[edit]- Henker, Michael. Bavaria, Germania, Europa. Pustet, 2000.
- Schmid, Alois & Weigand, Katharina. Bayern mitten in Europa: von Frühmittelalter bis ins 20. Jahrhundert'. C.H.Beck, 2005.
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