Liberty
Liberty is a female figure portrayed in artworks and on United States coins beginning in 1793. She is a personification of the concept of liberty, often shown as a classical goddess. The 1886 Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World) by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi is a well-known example in art.
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When
- First attested
- 1793 CE
- Attested period
- 1777 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears on US coins from 1793.
Relationships
- has aspect
- Goddess of Liberty, British Liberty, America
- manifested by
- Freedom, Miss Freedom, Wisconsin
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“In the United States, "Liberty" is often depicted with five-pointed stars, as they appear on the American flag, usually held in a raised hand. Another hand may hold a sword which points downward. Depictions which are familiar to Americans include the following:”
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“The radiate crown became associated with Liberty personified, usually in a form of a circular disc with rays in different directions. The first appearance of Liberty in this guise may be in the Great Seal of France of 1848 and under subsequent French republics”
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“The Goddess Liberty to carry in her dexter hand a pole, proper, surmounted by a cap gules, with band azure at the bottom, displaying on the band six stars, argent; tresses falling on shoulders, proper; head bearing over all a chaplet of laurel leaves, vert; overdress, tenne; underskirt, argent; feet sandaled, standing on scroll.”
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