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Joan of Arc: French Resistance
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After the province of Lorraine was lost to Germany following the Franco-Prussian War in 1871, Frenchmen saw in Joan of Arc a new and powerful symbol. In 1875, Bastien-Lepage, a native of Lorraine, began to make studies for a picture of her. In the present painting, exhibited in the Salon of 1880, Joan is shown receiving her revelation in her parents' garden. Behind her are Saints Michael, Margaret, and Catherine.
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For ages before the appearance of Joan of Arc on history's timeline, there was a popular tale in French folklore that in the nation's darkest hour, “The Maiden of Orleans” would appear, unite its citizens and vanquish its foes. So popular was the legend that certain leaders attempted to manufacture such "Maidens" to serve their own ends. Invariably, a skeptical public saw through such ploys, and all of these attempts came to naught. Until Joan came along.
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In 1870 Henri Chapu’s original plaster statue of Joan of Arc was praised as a symbol of French resistance against Prussian aggression. When it received honors at the 1870 Paris Salon(an annual exhibition that served as a clearinghouse for academically sanctioned art), the French government, as was the custom, commissioned a marble statue based on the plaster original. The work became well known.
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The Journal of Joan of Arc Studies is a scholarly journal, published quarterly, established with the intent of bringing greater historical accuracy to the subject. The publication will be provided both in print and online formats, in English and French. The four annual issues are published in March, June, September, and December.
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Joan of Arc has remained an important figure in Western culture. From Napoleon to the present, French politicians of all leanings have invoked her memory. Major writers and composers, including Shakespeare, Voltaire, Schiller, Verdi, Tchaikovsky, Twain, Shaw, and Brecht, have created works about her, and depictions of her continue to be prevalent in film, television, and song.
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