Joan of Arc at the Corcoran
Medieval French heroine and Roman Catholic saint, Joan of Arc, at the young age of only 17, overcame dismissal and indifference from French commanders and managed to lead French troops against the English to end the 6-month siege at Orléans in only 9 days. However, within 2 years, at just 19, she was burned at the stake for heresy. Yet her legacy lived on through stories, plays, paintings, music and even today, in modern film.
Joan of Arc, at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, covers 500 years and over 200 French and Amercian works including paintings, sculpture, books, textiles and popular Joan …read more
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