| Joan of Arc | |
|---|---|
 Joan of Arc in Reims | |
| Artist | Paul Dubois |
| Year | 1889 (plaster) |
| Location | Paris, Reims, Strasbourg, Washington DC (casts) |
Joan of Arc is a monumental bronze sculpture by French sculptor Paul Dubois. It depicts Joan of Arc both as a warrior and as a divinely inspired visionary.
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The original plaster was presented at the Salon in 1889, on a commission by the city of Reims in 1887. [1] Dubois donated it in 1902 to the Musée Paul-Dubois-Alfred Boucher in Nogent-sur-Seine, [2] now an annex of the Musée Camille Claudel. [3] An earlier plaster version is at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen. [4]
There are four casts of the sculpture in public settings: [5]
- in front of Saint-Augustin Church in Paris (1895), cast by Edmond Gruet Jeune, purchased in 1895 by the Fine Arts Directorate of the French Government and placed on its current location in 1900; [6]
- in front of Reims Cathedral (1896), cast by Pierre Bingen with finishings by Fonderie Thiébaut Frères , inaugurated by President Félix Faure on Bastille Day 1896;
- in front of St Maurice's Church, Strasbourg (1897), cast by E. Gruet Jeune, initially intended for the Musée du Luxembourg; then placed in Strasbourg in front of the Palais du Rhin in 1922, damaged by German occupation forces during World War II, and placed in its current location in 1965;
- on Meridian Hill Park (1922), reduced-scale cast by Rudier, inaugurated on January 6, 1922, in presence of President Warren G. Harding. [7] [8]
