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CATT LANDA

JOAN OF ARC

Around 1412 - 1431

Joan of Arc is a heroine in the history of France, warlord and saint of the Catholic Church nicknamed the Maid of Orleans and mother of the French nation.

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2016 | Oil on linen | 195 x 97 cm | Available

Joan of Arc

"GPS coordinates and coat of arms": geolocated location of Jeanne's birthplace in Domrémy (France).
Arc family crest located above the front door.

"Flames": Jeanne is condemned to be burned alive on May 30, 1431.

"Star 127": asteroid 127 named Johanna discovered by Prosper-Mathieu Henry in 1872 and named his honor.

"Statue of Notre-Dame-de-Bermont under a tree": Jeanne was a very pious child who regularly attended the church and chapel of Bermont. Near the village of Domrémy was a forest called "Bois Chenu", and Jeanne often went there to join the fairy tree, where she heard around the age of 13 celestial voices.

"Dolphin": Jeanne meets Charles VII on February 25, 1429, she addresses him using the title of "Dolphin" because she considers that only the coronation of the king in Reims will confer her royal dignity.

"Rosary": Jeanne has an unshakable faith in God and is devoted to her until her death. She is one of the 4 secondary patron saint of France.

"Arrow": Jeanne receives an arrow above the breasts or between the neck and the shoulder blade, according to the records.

"Composition of flowers": lily, Jeanne d'Arc rose and Yolande rose (created by botanist Jean-Pierre Vibert). The lily is the symbol of purity. Jeanne will be examined twice to prove her virginity.
Yolande of Aragon, Duchess of Anjou, supported the Maid during the Hundred Years War.

"Portrait of Jeanne" embracing the sword known as Charles Martel, painted in 1882 by Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

"Portrait of George Méliès", a French director at the start of silent cinema who directed a short film called Joan of Arc.

"Statue of Jeanne": work by French sculptor Emmanuel Fremiet located at Place des Pyramides in Paris.
"VII-V-MMCDXXIX" means 8-5-1429 in Roman numeral, the date of the liberation of Orleans.

"Milla's Eye": actress Milla Jovovich plays Joan of Arc in the homonymous film written and directed by Luc Besson in 1999.

"Fleur-de-lis": the fleur-de-lis was the emblem of French royalty until the Revolution, and represented the Virgin Mary in the Christian religion.

"Jehanne": signature known to Jeanne.

"Sketch": only known representation of Jeanne (1429).

"Jesus Maria": inspired by the standard of Joan.

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