How did artists personify nations during the 18th and 19th centuries?

By creating abstract paintings

By depicting them as male figures

By using female allegories

By focusing on historical events

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C. By using female allegories

Artists personified nations by using female allegories, which provided a more relatable and human face to abstract concepts of national identity.

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