Jeanne d'Arc - Nancy, FR
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Réplique exacte de la statue se trouvant à Paris. Exact replica of the Parisian statue.
Waymark Code: WMKZ3T
Location: Grand-Est, France
Date Posted: 06/19/2014
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Cette statue de la pucelle montant son cheval est une réplique exacte d'un statue parisienne. Rénovée en 2012, cette statue trône sur la place Lafayette. Sa version parisienne en bronze dorée, à l'époque commandée par Napoléon III pour la Place des Pyramides.
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This 1874 gilded bronze statue depicts Joan of Arc on horseback with her right hand holding high a victorious banner. Joan is wearing armor and has a sword at her left side. The horse is also wearing some armor around it's face. The statue is 13 feet tall and is set on a stone pedestal of about the same height.
The French artist, Emmanuel Frémiet (1824-1910), was actually mostly known for his sculptures of animals.
Joan of Arc, (c.1412-1431) was a peasant girl who had divine visions which not only helped her to persuade the French King to let her lead an army- but also led her to victories during the Hundred Years War. The English eventually got ahold of her and burned her at the stake for supposed heresies. She is considered a national hero in France and was canonized as a Saint in 1920.
English description by Metro2
Where is original located?: Paris, place des Pyramides
Where is this replica located?: Nancy, place Lafayette
Who created the original?: Emmanuel Frémiet
Internet Link about Original: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_%C3%A9questre_de_Jeanne_d'Arc_(place_des_Pyramides)
Year Original was Created (approx. ok): 1874
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