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(Created page with "'''Saint Joan of Arc''' called herself, ''Jeanne la Pucelle'', meaning "Jean the Maid." Also known as "Joan of Orleans," for her miraculous intervention in the One Hundred Years War, the turning point of which was the "Siege of Orleans," ended by Joan's brilliant military command. <nowiki>**</nowiki> page under construction ** == Jeanne D'Arc (1895) by Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel == In 1896, Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel illustrated a children's book of the life...") |
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== Jeanne D'Arc (1895) by Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel == | == Jeanne D'Arc (1895) by Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel == | ||
In 1896, Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel illustrated a children's book of the life of Joan of Arc. He expanded several of the images into full paintings, a collection of which are held by the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. Here is that series: | In 1896, Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel illustrated a children's book of the life of Joan of Arc. He expanded several of the images into full paintings, a collection of which are held by the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. Here is that series: | ||
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File:La vision et l'inspiration de Louis-Maurice Boutet de Montvel.jpg | |||
File:Louis Maurice Boutet de Monvel, Her Appeal to the Dauphin (Joan of Arc series - II), 1906, NGA 178348.jpg | |||
File:Louis Maurice Boutet de Monvel, The Maid in Armor on Horseback (Joan of Arc series - III), c. 1908-late 1909, NGA 195105.jpg | |||
File:Louis Maurice Boutet de Monvel, The Turmoil of Conflict (Joan of Arc series - IV), c. late 1909-early 1913, NGA 176974.jpg | |||
File:Louis Maurice Boutet de Monvel, The Crowning at Rheims of the Dauphin (Joan of Arc series - V), 1907, NGA 177912.jpg | |||
File:Louis Maurice Boutet de Monvel, The Trial of Joan of Arc (Joan of Arc series - VI), c. late 1909-early 1910, NGA 195567.jpg | |||
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