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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. Through the early 1900s, he expanded several of the images into full paintings, a collection of which are held by the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, per here:


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File:La vision et l'inspiration de Louis-Maurice Boutet de Montvel.jpg
File:La vision et l'inspiration de Louis-Maurice Boutet de Montvel.jpg|''La Vision'' (Vision of the Archangel St. Michael)
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, Her Appeal to the Dauphin (Joan of Arc series - II), 1906, NGA 178348.jpg|Appeal to the Dauphin (the Dauphin had someone else sit on the throne and hid amidst the Court; Joan identified him immediately)
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 Maid in Armor on Horseback (Joan of Arc series - III), c. 1908-late 1909, NGA 195105.jpg|The Maid in Armor on Horseback (now Commander of the French Armies, Joan marches the army to free Orleans from the English siege)
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 Turmoil of Conflict (Joan of Arc series - IV), c. late 1909-early 1913, NGA 176974.jpg|The Turmoil of Conflict (the Battle of Orleans, which is nearly lost after Joan is hit in the shoulder and neck by a bolt, but she returns to the field and leads the French to victory)
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 Crowning at Rheims of the Dauphin (Joan of Arc series - V), 1907, NGA 177912.jpg|''The Crowning at Rheims of the Dauphin'' (Joan's mission was to have the Dauphin properly crowned King by French custom and in the form of Charlemagne; the leadership thought it was unnecessary, but Joan understood that the people of France needed the ceremony)
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
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|''The Trial of Joan of Arc'' (The King and his councilors betray Joan, leaving her to fight with a small army; she is captured by the French ally of the English. The French King refuses to pay a ransom for her, and she is tried in an illegitimate ecclesiastic court)
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Revision as of 10:43, 3 August 2024

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.


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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. Through the early 1900s, he expanded several of the images into full paintings, a collection of which are held by the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, per here:

  • La Vision (Vision of the Archangel St. Michael)

    La Vision (Vision of the Archangel St. Michael)

  • Appeal to the Dauphin (the Dauphin had someone else sit on the throne and hid amidst the Court; Joan identified him immediately)

    Appeal to the Dauphin (the Dauphin had someone else sit on the throne and hid amidst the Court; Joan identified him immediately)

  • The Maid in Armor on Horseback (now Commander of the French Armies, Joan marches the army to free Orleans from the English siege)

    The Maid in Armor on Horseback (now Commander of the French Armies, Joan marches the army to free Orleans from the English siege)

  • The Turmoil of Conflict (the Battle of Orleans, which is nearly lost after Joan is hit in the shoulder and neck by a bolt, but she returns to the field and leads the French to victory)

    The Turmoil of Conflict (the Battle of Orleans, which is nearly lost after Joan is hit in the shoulder and neck by a bolt, but she returns to the field and leads the French to victory)

  • The Crowning at Rheims of the Dauphin (Joan's mission was to have the Dauphin properly crowned King by French custom and in the form of Charlemagne; the leadership thought it was unnecessary, but Joan understood that the people of France needed the ceremony)

    The Crowning at Rheims of the Dauphin (Joan's mission was to have the Dauphin properly crowned King by French custom and in the form of Charlemagne; the leadership thought it was unnecessary, but Joan understood that the people of France needed the ceremony)

  • The Trial of Joan of Arc (The King and his councilors betray Joan, leaving her to fight with a small army; she is captured by the French ally of the English. The French King refuses to pay a ransom for her, and she is tried in an illegitimate ecclesiastic court)

    The Trial of Joan of Arc (The King and his councilors betray Joan, leaving her to fight with a small army; she is captured by the French ally of the English. The French King refuses to pay a ransom for her, and she is tried in an illegitimate ecclesiastic court)

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