''Jeanne d'Arc'' () is an 1874 French gilded bronze equestrian sculpture of Joan of Arc by Emmanuel Frémiet. The outdoor statue is prominently displayed in the Place des Pyramides in Paris.

History

The original statue was commissioned by the French government after the defeat of the country in the 1870

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. It is the only public commission of the state from 1870 to 1914, called the Golden Age of statuary in Paris, the other statues were funded by private subscriptions. The sculptor took as his model Aimée Girod (1856–1937), a young woman from Domrémy, Joan of Arc's village in Lorraine. The statue was inaugurated in 1874. The pedestal was designed by the architect Paul Abadie. The artist, who made another version of the monument for the city of Nancy in 1889, replaced the horse of the Parisian monument 10 years later by a copy of the smaller Nancy one, which earned him criticism. The monument was classified as a historic monument on March 31, 1992. Reviving a tradition from the far-right leagues, on every

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, the National Front holds an annual ceremony in her honour at the statue.

Locations

The original work is located at the Place des Pyramides, in

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, near where

Joan of Arc Joan of Arc ( ; ; – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the Coronation of the French monarch, coronation of Charles VII o ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jeanne d'Arc (Fremiet) 1899 sculptures Cultural depictions of Joan of Arc Equestrian statues in Australia Equestrian statues in France Equestrian statues in Louisiana Equestrian statues in Philadelphia Outdoor sculptures in Philadelphia Sculptures of women Sculptures of women in Australia Sculptures of women in Paris Sculptures of women in Louisiana Sculptures of women in Pennsylvania Statues of military officers Works about Joan of Arc Sculptures of women in France Outdoor sculptures in Paris

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