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Joan of Arc
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Joan of Arc is a folk-heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. She was born a peasant girl, but claiming divine guidance she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War, which paved the way for the coronation of Charles VII of France. She was captured by the Burgundians who turned her over to France's bitter enemy, the English, who burned her at the stake for heresy.
When this peice was acquired it was believe to date from the 15th century, but is now thought to be a 19th century piece.
Sections have been added to this sculpture, such as a sword, shield, and moveable pieces near the shoulders.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Austria, Tyrol (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 73 1/16 in. (185.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
27.12