Jeanne d'Arc (English: Joan of Arc) is an 1874 French gilded bronze equestrian sculpture of Joan of Arc by Emmanuel Frémiet. The outdoor statue is prominently displayed in the Place des Pyramides in Paris.
| Jeanne d'Arc | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Year | 1874 |
| Type | Gilded Bronze |
| Dimensions | 400 cm (13 ft) |
| Location | Paris |
| 48°51′50″N 2°19′55″E / 48.863819°N 2.332028°E | |
History
editThe original statue was commissioned by the French government after the defeat of the country in the 1870 Franco-Prussian War. It is the only public commission of the state from 1870 to 1914, called the Golden Age of statuary in Paris, the other statues were funded by private subscriptions.
The sculptor took as his model Aimée Girod (1856–1937), a young woman from Domrémy, Joan of Arc's village in Lorraine.
The statue was inaugurated in 1874. The pedestal was designed by the architect Paul Abadie.
The artist, who made another version of the monument for the city of Nancy in 1889, replaced the horse of the Parisian monument 10 years later by a copy of the smaller Nancy one, which earned him criticism.[1][2]
The monument was classified as a historic monument on March 31, 1992.
Reviving a tradition from the far-right leagues, on every May Day, the National Front holds an annual ceremony in her honour at the statue.
Locations
editThe original work is located at the Place des Pyramides, in Paris, near where Joan of Arc was wounded during her failed attempt to take Paris.
Other copies can be seen at:
- Nancy, France,[3]
- New Orleans,[4]
- Philadelphia,[5][6]
- Portland, Oregon (Joan of Arc),[7]
- Melbourne, Australia.[8]
New York
Gallery
edit-
Paris -
Philadelphia -
New Orleans -
Melbourne -
New Orleans -
Portland
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Base Mérimée: PA00086007, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ "Visite virtuelle et itinéraire historique des monuments de Nancy et la place Stanislas".
- ^ "Statues - Hither & Thither".
- ^ "Joan of Arc, (sculpture)". Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ "Jeanne d'Arc, (sculpture)". Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ "JOAN OF ARC (Jeanne d'Arc): Statue near the Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Emmanuel Fremiet". dcmemorials.com. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Joan of Arc, Maiden of Orleans, (sculpture)". Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ "Public Art Around the World - Jeanne d Arc Statue". Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
External links
edit
Media related to Statue of Jeanne d'Arc in Paris, Place des Pyramides at Wikimedia Commons
