Cultural depictions of Joan of Arc

(Redirected from Joan of Arc in art)

Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc in French) has inspired artistic and cultural works for nearly six centuries. The following lists cover various media to include items of historic interest, enduring works of high art, and recent representations in popular culture. The entries represent portrayals that a reader has a reasonable chance of encountering rather than a complete catalog. Lesser known works, particularly from early periods, are not included.In this article, many of the excluded items are derivative of better known representations. For instance, Friedrich Schiller's 1801 play The Maid of Orleans inspired at least 82 different dramatic works during the nineteenth century, and Verdi's and Tchaikovsky's operatic adaptations are still recorded and performed. Most of the others survive only in research libraries.[1] As another example, in 1894, Émile Huet listed over 400 plays and musical works about Joan of Arc. Despite a great deal of scholarly interest in Joan of Arc, no complete list of artistic works about her exists, although a 1989 doctoral dissertation did identify all relevant films including ones for which no copy survives.[1][2]

Jeanne d'Arc statue at Place des Pyramides, Paris by Emmanuel Frémiet, 1874

Portrayals of Joan of Arc are numerous. For example, in 1979 the Bibliothèque Municipale in Rouen, France displayed a gallery containing over 500 images and other items related to Joan of Arc.[3]The story of Joan of Arc was a popular subject for dramatization in the 1940s. In addition to Maxwell Anderson's play Joan of Lorraine and the Ingrid Bergman film Joan of Arc, there was also the 1948 RKO film The Miracle of the Bells starring Fred MacMurray, Alida Valli, and Frank Sinatra, about a dying film actress whose first and last role is Joan of Arc. There were also three radio dramatizations of the story of Joan during those years, one of them specifically written with a World War II framework.


Literature and theatre

DateTitleAuthorNotes
1429"Chanson en l'honneur de Jeanne d'Arc"Christine de PizanAn elegiac poem written during Joan's lifetime. The author's final work. English translation available: [4].
1435Histoire du Siège d'OrléansAnonymous (possibly Jacques Millet)First performed in Orléans four years after Joan's death. The surviving version appears to be a revision from circa 1450. God and several saints play major roles in this sprawling drama with more than 100 speaking parts.
after 1435BalladeFrançois VillonPart of Le Testament, Villon calls Joan "the good (woman from) Lorraine whom the English burned in Rouen".
1590Henry VI, Part 1William ShakespeareDrawn from 16th century English sources, Joan begins with the appearance of piety but soon proves to be a cunning witch justly executed. Project Gutenberg text: [5].
1756La Pucelle des OrangesVoltaireA mock epic poem that explores typically Voltairean themes deriding mysticism as humbug. Wikisource text (in French): [6]
1796Joan of ArcRobert SoutheyAn epic poem
1801Die Jungfrau von OrleansFriedrich SchillerIn literary rebuttal to Voltaire, Schiller creates a sympathetic Joan as a Romantic heroine. A magic helmet renders her invincible until she falls in love, and is killed in battle rather than being burned at the stake. This drama was the basis of Tchaikovsky's opera of the same name. Project Gutenberg text in English: [7].
1817Histoire de Jeanne d'Arc Tome1 Tome2 Tome3 Tome4Philippe-Alexandre Le Brun de CharmettesDrawn from her own declarations, 144 depositions of witnesses, and manuscripts of the library of the King and the Tower of London.
1819L'Orléanide: Poème National en Vingt-Huit ChantsPhilippe-Alexandre Le Brun de CharmettesEpic poem based on his Histoire de Jeanne d'Arc[2]
1821The Destiny of NationsSamuel Taylor ColeridgeInitially part of Robert Southey's Joan of Arc
1849"Couteau de Executioner ou Jéanne d'Arc: Un conte de l'Inquisition"Eugène SueFrom serial novel Les Mystères du Peuple. Translated into English as The Executioner's Knife or Joan of Arc: A Tale of the Inquisition by Daniel De Leon (1910)
1894La Mission de Jeanne d'ArcThérèse of LisieuxThe first of two 'pious recreations' written by the Saint; "small theatrical pieces performed by a few nuns for the rest of the community, on the occasion of certain feast days." Performed at the Carmel on 21 January 1894, it featured Thérèse in the title role. The script, which focuses more heavily upon Joan's interaction with her visions, has since been widely circulated with Saint Thérèse's writings, as has that of its sequel.
1895Jeanne d'Arc Accomplit Sa MissionThérèse of LisieuxSequel to La Mission de Jeanne d'Arc, this was performed exactly one year later, 21 January 1895. Again featuring Thérèse as Joan, its focus is upon her martyrdom. In the estimation of Thérèse's biographer, Ida Görres, the two plays "are scarcely veiled self-portraits."
1896Personal Recollections of Joan of ArcMark TwainThis work is little remembered yet in Mark Twain's own opinion was his finest work. Twain spent months in France researching newly rediscovered documents and years of research overall. This reverent fictional biography is Twain's most uncharacteristic novel. Project Gutenberg text: Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. He published it under a different pseudonym: Jean François Alden.
1896Jeanne d'ArcCharles PéguyPlay chronicling Joan's life
1910Jéanne d'Arc, MédiumLéon DenisTranslated into English as The Mystery of Joan of Arc by Arthur Conan Doyle (1924)
1912Tapisserie de Sainte Geneviève et Jeanne d'ArcCharles PéguyPoem about Joan and Saint Geneviève
1923Gilles und JohannaGeorg KaiserExpressionist drama explores Joan's relationship with her general Gilles de Rais, who would become one of the most-notorious criminals in French history
1923Saint JoanGeorge Bernard ShawThis drama, widely esteemed as Shaw's masterpiece, draws heavily from trial records. Historians dismiss Shaw's contention that she was an early Protestant with impartial judges. Subsequent twentieth century plays often mirror Shaw's interest in her trial. ISBN 0-14-043791-6
1930Saint Joan of the StockyardsBertolt BrechtTransposes Joan to working-class Chicago and portrays her as a labor leader. 1st of his 3 plays on Joan. ISBN 1-55970-420-9
1935A Vida de Joana D'ArcÉrico VeríssimoA Brazilian historical novel addressed to young people.
1937Der Prozeß der Johanna von Arc zu RouenAnna SeghersIn German. Radio play based on the trial records.
1942The Visions of Simone MachardBertolt Brecht and Lion FeuchtwangerA girl imagines herself as Joan during World War II while in a dream. Second of his 3 plays on Joan.
1943The FountainheadAyn RandRand's original manuscript of The Fountainhead included a major character named Vesta Dunning, a talented young actress whose greatest dream is to play Joan of Arc on the stage. In one scene, Dunning is shown rehearsing a long monologue by Joan of Arc ("If you but follow me, we'll lift together the siege of Orleans and win freedom!"). However, Rand - pressured by her publisher to shorten the book - entirely dropped this character from the final published text. The deleted parts, including the Joan of Arc monologue, were published after Rand's death by Leonard Peikoff.[3]
1946Joan of LorraineMaxwell AndersonThis play-within-a-play is chiefly memorable for Ingrid Bergman's Tony-winning performance. ASIN B0006YOM36
1952The Trial of Joan of Arc of Proven, 1431Bertolt Brecht and Benno BessonAdaptation of Anna Seghers's Der Prozeß der Johanna von Arc zu Rouen
1953L'AlouetteJean AnouilhAn allegory of Vichy collaboration in the aftermath of World War II. Lillian Hellman's noteworthy English translation adds a critique of McCarthyism and included a score by Leonard Bernstein. ISBN 0-8222-0634-X
1955Seraphic DialogueMartha GrahamModern-dance work in one act with choreography by Graham, music by Norman Dello Joio, set by Isamu Noguchi, costumes by Graham, and lighting by Jean Rosenthal. It was originally choreographed as a solo (same music, 1950) under Triumph of St Joan. In this revised version, Joan looks back over her life in a series of danced dialogues with her guiding spirit, St Michael, and with three figures who represent different aspects of her nature: maid, warrior, and martyr. At the work's close, the transfigured Joan takes her place among the saints. [8]
1956De Jungfrur av OrleansSven StolpeNovel written as Joan telling the reader about her life story.
1961Die Sendung des Mädchens Jeanne d'ArcM.J. Krück von PoturzynRomanticized novel about the life of Joan of Arc.
1964The Dead Lady of Clown TownCordwainer SmithA far-future science fiction story with strong parallels to the history of Joan of Arc.
1968The Image of the BeastPhilip José FarmerJoan of Arc is portrayed as an alien sexual predator, still alive in the 20th century but with her body altered to enable the also-alien 15th-century serial killer Gilles de Rais to live within her vagina dentata as a fang-toothed venomous snake that bites and paralyses men during intercourse.
1972"Jeanne d'Arc"Patti SmithPoem. From Seventh Heaven.
1974Blood Red, Sister RoseThomas KeneallyThe novel explores the imagined psychology of Joan and tells her story from Domrémy to the coronation of Charles VII. Significant secondary characters include Charles and Gilles de Rais. The novel enters into the minds of Joan and Charles but not of Gilles. A notable feature of the book is the conversations of Joan with her voices. ISBN 0-00-221087-8
1975The Banner of JoanH. Warner MunnBook-length poem about Joan's life.[4]
1981Joan of Arc: The Image of Female HeroismMarina Warner(University of California Press, 1981 ISBN 0-520-22464-7) The work is not so much a biography as a book about Joan of Arc or, more precisely, how she has been perceived by others over the centuries and how that perception has shaped her image.
1993The Second Coming of Joan of ArcCarolyn GageA one woman-lesbian play. Joan returns to share her story with contemporary women. She tells her experiences with the highest levels of church, state, and military, portraying male institutions as brutal and misogynistic. ISBN 0-939821-06-0
1997An Army of AngelsPamela MarcantelA novel which depicts Joan of Arc according to the author's conception of her personality. ISBN 0-312-18042-X
1999Jeanne d'ArcMichel PeyramaureA novel in two parts (in French). ISBN 2-221-08922-7, 2-221-08923-5.
2003Monstrous RegimentTerry PratchettPart of the Discworld series, a fictional character styled after Joan of Arc dresses as a man to lead an army. ISBN 0-06-001316-8
2005La Hire: Ou la Colère de JéanneRégine DeforgesJoan's story from the perspective of military commander La Hire ISBN 2-213-62497-6
2006Rogue Angel SeriesAlex ArcherA series of action/adventure novels, the main character of which is the successor to Joan of Arc.
2006JohannaFelicitas HoppePostmodern novel rejecting any endeavor to fictionalize Joan of Arc. ISBN 978-3-596-16743-2
2008The Magician: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas FlamelMichael ScottFantasy novel in which Joan of Arc features prominently. She is an immortal living in modern-day Paris. It is explained that she was rescued from her execution by the warrior Scathach.
2012Sparrow: The True Story of Joan of ArcMichael MorpurgoHistorical novel about Joan for children.[5]
2013Fate/ApocryphaYuichiro HigashidePart of the Fate franchise. Joan is summoned as a Ruler-class Servant to oversee the Great Holy Grail War, in which two teams consisting of seven Servants battle for control of the Holy Grail.
2022I, JoanCharlie JosephineDebut at the Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. Portrays Joan as trans and non-binary, as a central theme of the plot. Both the playwright (Charlie Josephine), and the actor playing Joan (Isobel Thom) also identify as non-binary.
2022The Genesis of MiseryNeon YangNeon Yang's novel is a retelling of the story of Joan of Arc as a mecha space opera. It is the first in a planned trilogy.
2023Born to Do This: The Joan of Arc Rock Opera[6]Zoe BradfordDebut at The Company Theatre in Norwell, Massachusetts.[7] A sung-through, contemporary rock opera based on Jeanne D'Arc's life and death.

Operas, oratorios, and vocal works

DateTitleComposerGenreNotes
1789Giovanna d'ArcoGaetano AndreozzioperaLibretto by Antonio Simeone Sografi. Premiere at the Teatro Nuovo Eretenio in Vicenza on 27 June 1789.
1790Jeanne d'Arc à OrléansRodolphe Kreutzeropéra comiqueLibretto by Pierre Jean Baptiste Choudard Desforges. Premiered at the Comédie-Italienne on 10 May 1790.
1821Giovanna d'ArcoSalvatore ViganòballetPlot influenced by Die Jungfrau von Orleans by Schiller. Premiered at La Scala on 3 March 1821.
1821Jeanne d'Arc à OrléansMichele Carafaopéra comiqueLibretto by Emmanuel Théaulon and Armand Dartois, after Schiller. Premiere at Théâtre Feydeau on 10 March 1821.
1825Giovanna d'ArcoGiuseppe NicolinioperaLibretto by Apostolo Zeno. Premiered at Teatro Regio on 22 January 1825.
1827Giovanna d'ArcoNicola VaccaioperaLibretto by Gaetano Rossi. Premiered at La Fenice on 17 February 1827.
1830Giovanna d'ArcoGiovanni PacinioperaLibretto by Gaetano Barbieri, after Schiller. Premiered at La Scala on 14 March 1830.
1832Giovanna d'ArcoGioachino RossinicantataAnonymous text set for contralto and piano. Orchestral version by Salvatore Sciarrino.
1837Joan of ArcMichael William BalfeoperaPremiered at Drury Lane on 30 November 1837
1845Giovanna d'ArcoGiuseppe VerdioperaLibretto by Temistocle Solera, after Schiller. Premiered at La Scala on 15 February 1845.
1865Jeanne d'ArcGilbert DuprezoperaLibretto by Joseph Méry, after Schiller. Premiered at Salle Le Peletier on 24 October 1865.
1873–1877Jeanne d'ArcText by Jules Barbier; music by Charles Gounod.dramaIncidental music for Barbier's play
1878The Maid of OrleansPyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyoperaPlot influenced by Schiller.
1913Giovanna d'ArcoMarco Enrico BossioratorioLibretto by Luigi Orsini, after Schiller.
1921Giovanna d'ArcoAlberto PestalozzaMarionette operaLibretto by Pestalozza, after Schiller. Premiered in Turin on 17 September 1921
1939Jeanne d'Arc au BûcherText by Paul Claudel; music by Arthur Honeggerdramatic oratorioEnds with the Inquisition accusing Joan's judges of heresy. Marion Cotillard played Joan in 2005, 2012, and 2015.
1943Szenen aus dem Leben der Heiligen JohannaMusic and libretto by Walter BraunfelsOperaBased on the actual documents of Joan's trial. Was not performed until 2001.
1950The Triumph of St. JoanNorman Dello JoioOperaAdapted by Joio into an opera for television (1956), a one-act opera (1959), and a symphony (1951).
1953Ballade des Dames du temps jadisMusical adaptation by Georges Brassens of a poem by François VillonArt songBrassens set a number of poems to music, and often performed them himself.
1956Le triomphe de JeanneHenri Tomasiopera-oratorioLibretto by Tomasi and Philippe Soupault, after Schiller. Premiered at the Théâtre-Cirque in Rouen on 23 June 1956.
1966Choruses from The Lark by Jean Anouilhmusic by Leonard Bernsteinchoral piecesIncidental score for a production of the play in an adaptation by Lillian Hellman.
1971The Survival of St. JoanText by James Lineberger; music by Hank Ruffin, and Gary Ruffinrock operaBased on a legend of Joan escaping her execution, and being kept in the home of a shepherd.
1976Das Mädchen aus DomrémyMusic and libretto by Giselher and Lore KlebeoperaBased on Die Jungfrau von Orleans. Premiered at the Staatsoper Stuttgart on 19 June 1976.
1989Mistero e processo di Giovanna d'ArcoRoberto De SimoneMelodramaLibretto by De Simone, after Schiller. Premiered at Teatro Verdi in Pisa on 26 October 1989.
1994Voices of LightRichard Einhornchoral orchestral workInspired by The Passion of Joan of Arc; uses sacred texts by Hildegard of Bingen.
1997Jeanne: The Joan of Arc Musicaltext by Vincent de Tourdonnet; music by Peter Siposmusical theatreBased on historical research. Translated into French by Antonine Maillet. Renamed Jeanne la Pucelle.
2017Joan of Arc: Into the FireDavid Byrnerock operaJoan is re-imagined, in Byrne's words, as "a religious maniac who raised an army to kill people".[8][9]

Images

DateTitleArtistLocationNotesImage
10 May 1429Clément de FauquembergueSketch in the margin of the register of the Parlement of Paris by Clément de Fauquembergue, 1429, drawn on the day that news arrived in Paris of the French victory at Orléans. Though Fauquembergue never saw her in person, this is the only extant depiction from her lifetime (apart from her possible likeness of the head of Saint-Maurice in Orléans).
c. 1450"Joan of Arc compared to Judith", miniature in an illustrated manuscript of Le Champion des Dames by Martin le Franc. Joan of Arc is shown standing next Judith beheading Holofernes. Joan at right is holding her coat of arms
c. 1450–1500Miniature portrait (Centre Historique des Archives Nationales, Paris, AE II 2490, dated to the second half of the 15th century).
c. 1460Chronique de Charles VIIJean ChartierMiniature portrait in an illustrated manuscript, similar portrayal to Le Champion des Dames.
1493Jeanne Hunts Prostitutes in the ArmyMartial d'AuvergneMiniature from Vigiles du roi Charles VII à neuf psaumes et neuf leçons
1493Siege of OrléansMartial d'AuvergneMiniature from Vigiles du roi Charles VII à neuf psaumes et neuf leçons
1493Joan of Arc and Charles VII, King of FranceMartial d'AuvergneMiniature from Vigiles du roi Charles VII à neuf psaumes et neuf leçons
1493The Citizens of Troyes Hand Over City Keys to the Dauphin and Joan of ArcMartial d'AuvergneMiniature from Vigiles du roi Charles VII à neuf psaumes et neuf leçons
1493The Assault on ParisMartial d'AuvergneMiniature from Vigiles du roi Charles VII à neuf psaumes et neuf leçons
1493Jeanne is Driven in Front of Her JudgesMartial d'AuvergneMiniature from Vigiles du roi Charles VII à neuf psaumes et neuf leçons
1493Jeanne Being Tied UpMartial d'AuvergneMiniature from Vigiles du roi Charles VII à neuf psaumes et neuf leçons
15th centuryChronique abrégée des rois de France, [Chronicle of the Kings of France]Coronation of Charles VII in Reims; Joan of Arc at right holding Banner of France
late 15th centuryuntitled?Hermitage of Notre-Dame de Bermont, FranceFresco of two young women: one a peasant girl at prayer, the other dressed in male attire: possible depictions of Joan of Arc rediscovered underneath a later work. Joan of Arc was known to pray often at the site.
late 15th centuryJoan of Arc?Hermitage of Notre-Dame de Bermont, FranceThe young girl is kneeling, doubtless in a chateau, because the ground is not the beaten earth of the houses of the era but a green and black tile-flooring. She is dressed in grey, with high hose, an attire of a man. Thence to think that it has to do with the departure from Vaucouleurs or arrival at Chinon, there is not but to take a step; to prove it is another thing.
c. 1500"helmeted head of a statue"Musée Historique et Archeologique, OrléansThe head of a statue, discovered in 1820 in the ruins of the Church of Saint-Maurice, Orléans, long considered to have been modelled after the likeness of Joan of Arc.[10]
1505Joan of Arc on horsebackJean PichoreMusée DobréeIllustration from Les Vies des femmes célèbres de Antoine Du Four (1504-1506)
1557Portrait of the Town Council of Orléans?Joan of Arc wears a robe with slashed sleeves and a plume (symbolic of victory in war) and holds a sword. This became a model for many later portraits.
1620Joan of Arc at PrayerPeter Paul RubensNorth Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, North Carolina
1819Jeanne d'Arc prisonnière à Rouen (Jeanne d'Arc prisoner to Rouen)Pierre RévoilMusée des Beaux-Arts de Rouenoil on canvas, 137 cm (53.9 in) x 174.5 cm (68.7 in).
1824Jeanne d'Arc interrogated in prison by the cardinal of WinchesterPaul DelarocheMusée des Beaux-Arts, Rouenoil on canvas 277 x 217 cm
1830The Painter's StudioJosef DanhauserMuseum of Fine Arts, Budapest
1833Jeanne d'Arc, in the presence of Charles VII, answers questions from churchmen about her visions and revelationsGillot Saint-ÈvreLouvre, Paris170 x 140 cm
1833Jeanne d'Arc in prisonGillot Saint-Èvreprivate collectionoil on canvas, 119 x 109 cm
1835The Arrest of Jeanne d'ArcAdèle Martinprivate collectionoil on canvas, 112 x 85 cm
before 1843Jeanne d'ArcRaymond MonvoisinCollection of the Palacio Vergara de Viña del Maroil on canvas, 142 × 101 cm (55.9 × 39.8 in)
1843"Joan of Arc, On finding in the church of St Catherine de Frébus the sword she dreamt of, devotes herself & it to the service of God & her country"William EttySold by Bonhams in 2021Left hand panel of triptych
1843Jeanne d'Arc à la sortie d'Orléans, repoussant les Anglais
[Joan of Arc at the exit of Orléans, repelling the English] '
William EttyMusée des Beaux-Arts d'OrléansCentral panel of triptych
1843"Joan of Arc, after rendering the most signal services to her Prince and people, is suffered to die a martyr in their cause"William EttyLibrary of CongressSketch of Right hand Panel of triptych Showing martyrdom of Joan of Arc from C.W.Wass engraving
1843"Joan of Arc, after rendering the most signal services to her Prince and people, is suffered to die a martyr in their cause"William EttyPenny Illustrated NewsPenny Illustrated News Sketch of Right hand Panel of triptych Showing martyrdom of Joan of Arc from C.W.Wass engraving
1843Auftreten von Heiliges Catherine und Michael zu Johanna von ArcHermann Anton StilkeHermitage Museum, Saint Petersburgoil on canvas, 119.5 × 83.5 cm (47 × 32.9 in)
1843Johanna von Arc in der SchlachtHermann Anton StilkeHermitage Museum, Saint Petersburgoil on canvas, 135 × 146 cm (53.1 × 57.5 in)
1843Tod von Johanna von Arc auf dem ScheiterhaufenHermann Anton StilkeHermitage Museum, Saint Petersburgoil on canvas 119.5 × 83.5 cm (47 × 32.9 in)
1843Entry of Jeanne d'Arc at Orléans, 8 May 1429Henry SchefferPalace of Versailles (Galerie des Batailles), Versaillesoil on canvas, Height: 425 cm (167.3 in). Width: 483 cm (190.2 in)
1847–1852Capturer de Jeanne d'ArcAdolf Alexander DillensHermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg52.5 × 72 cm (20.7 × 28.3 in)
1852Johanna von Orléans in der SchlachtAugust Gustav Lasinskyoil on canvas, 76,5 x 107,5 cm.
1854Jeanne au Couronnement de Charles VIIJean-Auguste-Dominique IngresMusée du Louvre, Parisoil on canvas, 240 cm (94.5 in) x 178 cm (70.1 in)
ca. 1859Jeanne d'Arc écoutant ses voix (Joan of Arc listening to voices)François-Léon BenouvilleMusée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen
ca. 1860Jeanne d'Arc au siège de Paris (Joan of Arc at the Siege of Paris)Jozef Van LeriusPrivate collectionoil on panel, 108.8 × 179 cm (46 ¾ x 70 ½ in)
1863Joan of Arc Kissing the Sword of DeliveranceDante Gabriel RossettiStrasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Strasbourgoil on canvas, 61.2 × 53.2 cm (24.1 × 20.9 in)
1864Jeanne d'Arc Prisoner of the EnglishStanisław ChlebowskiMusée Barrois (Bar-le-Duc), France
1864Joan of ArcDante Gabriel Rossettiprivate collectionwatercolor and bodycolour over pencil, 31 × 30 cm (12.2 × 11.8 in)
1865Joan of Arc at PrayerJohn Everett MillaisPrivate collection
1876Jeanne d'Arc écoutant les voix (Joan of Arc's awe upon receiving a vision from the Archangel Michael)Eugène ThirionVille de Chatou, église Notre-Dameoil on canvas
1879Jeanne d'ArcJules Bastien-LepageMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York Cityoil on canvas 100" x 110"
1880Joan Captured by the Burgundians at CompiègneGiraudonPanthéon, Parismural
1884Joan of Arc Listening for the First Time to the Voices That Predict Her Prominent FatePedro AméricoMuseu Nacional de Belas Artes, Rio de Janeirooil on canvas, 229 × 156 cm (90.2 × 61.4 in)
1886The Maid of Orleans, entrance of Joan of Arc into Reims in 1429Jan MatejkoNational Museum in Kraków
1887Entree de Jeanne d'Arc à OrléansJean-Jacques ScherrerMusée Jeanne-d'Arc, Rouen
1889Joan of Arc, or Breton girl spinningPaul GauguinVan Gogh Museum, AmsterdamFresco in wooden support, 134 × 62.9 cm (52.8 × 24.8 in)
1880–1890Jeanne d'Arc hears her voicesEugène CarrièreMusée d'Orsay, Paris
1886–1890Jeanne d'Arc, BergèreJules Eugène LenepveuPanthéon, Paris
1886–1890Jeanne d'Arc in armor before OrléansJules Eugène LenepveuPanthéon, Paris
1886–1890Jeanne d'Arc in Rheims at the time of king Charles VII's coronationJules Eugène LenepveuPanthéon, Paris
1886–1890Jeanne at the stakeJules Eugène LenepveuPanthéon, Paris
1895Sleeping Joan of ArcGeorge W. Joy
1896L'histoire de Jeanne d'ArcLouis-Maurice Boutet de Monvelillustrations for his L'histoire de Jeanne d'Arc[11]
19th centuryJeanne d'Arc + 1431?Musée Louis-Philippe, Eu, Seine-Maritimeoil on canvas, 124.5 × 89 cm (49 × 35 in)
ca. 19th century"Joan of Arc Burning at the Stake"Frédéric Théodore Lix (1830–1897)
ca. 19th/20th centuryJeanne d´ArcFrançois ChifflartOil on canvas, 75 x 60 cm.
late 19th centuryJoan of Arc Kneeling Before an AngelHenryk Siemiradzki
ca. 1901Jeanne d'ArcFrançois ChifflartOil on canvas, 73 x 60 cm.
1903Jeanne d'ArcAlbert Lynchengraving from Figaro Illustre magazine
1907Joan of Arc in BattleFrank Craig
1909Sainte Jeanne d'ArcPaul de La Boulayeoil on canvas
1909Maude Adams as Joan of ArcAlphonse Mucha
before 1911Joan of Arc in PrisonHoward Pyleprivate collectionoil on canvas
1912Portrait of Joan of ArcAndrew C.P. Haggard
1912Jeanne d'ArcRoger de La FresnayeMusée d'art moderne de Troyes, Troyes
1918Joan of ArcFrank Schoonoverillustrations for the Lucy Foster Madison book Joan of Arc
? (19th century)The departure of Jeanne d'ArcJean-Jacques ScherrerMusée Jeanne-d'Arc, Vaucouleursoil on canvas 430 x 320 cm
?St. JoanJohn William Waterhouse (1849–1917)private collectionoil on canvas, 48 × 55 cm (18.9 × 21.7 in)
?Joan of ArcCharles-Amable Lenoir (1860–1926)private collection
?Jeanne d'ArcGaston Bussière
?Joan of ArcGari Melchers (1860–1932)Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolisoil on canvas, 30 × 23 in (76.2 × 58.4 cm)
before 1933Joan of ArcAnnie Swynnerton
c. 1897Joan of ArcHarold H. PiffardPublic collectionoil on canvas, 91.5 × 72.2 cm (36 × 28.4 in)
c. 1900Joan of ArcWilliam Blake RichmondPrivate collectionoil on canvas, 99.1 × 80.6 cm (36 × 28.4 in)
1989Adam and Eve[12][13][14]George MartinLesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, New York, USAacrylic on wall
1999Jehanne 1429Arnaud Courlet de VregilleEncyclopédie des Arts en Franche-Comté, Jacques Rittaud-Hutinet, 2004Acrylic and pastel, 60 x 40
2001Joan of Arc[15]Donato Giancola17" x 27" Oil on Paper
2013Joan of Arc[16]Donato Giancola24" x 42" Oil on Panel

Sculpture

DateArtistLocationNotes
1852François RudeParis, Jardin du LuxembourgStanding figure.
1855Denis Foyatier, with bas relief pedestal by Vital DubrayOrléans, place du MartroiBronze equestrian statue.
1874Emmanuel FrémietPhiladelphia, Fairmount ParkEquestrian statue. Made from a plaster mold commissioned in 1874 by Napoleon III and originally located in Paris; a copy of the Paris statue was commissioned by Philadelphia, but Frémiet sent the original, as he had replaced the Paris statue with a revised one. [9] Archived 30 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine. [10] Archived 30 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine, [11]
1882Frederic LerouxCompiègne, France
1889Paul DuBoisReims, FranceEquestrian statue.
1891Marius MerciéDomrémy-la-Pucelle, France
1892Louis-Ernest BarriasBonsecours, FranceStanding figure in white marble and gold leaf. In 1990 the original was moved to the church basilica and its gold leaf was removed. A copy in gold leaf now occupies the site where the original once stood.
1895Paul DuBoisParis, Place St. AugustinEquestrian Statue located in front of the Eglise St. Augustin. Copies were placed in other cities in France, such as Rheims and Strasbourg.
1899Emmanuel FrémietParis, Place des PyramidesEquestrian statue. Originally commissioned in 1874 by Napoleon III; this is a revised version of the statue Frémiet made at that time.
1900Prosper d'ÉpinayRheims, FranceStanding figure. Donated to Reims cathedral in 1909.
1907Emmanuel FrémietState Library of Victoria, AustraliaEquestrian statue, replica of the Emmanuel Frémiet statue in Paris.
1915Anna Hyatt HuntingtonNew York City, Riverside Park at 93rd StreetEquestrian statue. This was the first public statue in the city to be dedicated to a woman (as opposed to idealized concepts such as Liberty and Victory). Information from the New York Public Art Curriculum site: [12]. A replica of this statue can also be found in Gloucester, Massachusetts.[17] A reduced version is located at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia.[18]
1915Paul ManshipSmithsonian American Art MuseumMedal, showing an equestrian figure on the obverse and a figure at the stake on the reverse.
After 1921Matane, Quebec, church of St. Joan of ArcStanding figure.
1922Paul DuBoisWashington, D.C., Meridian Hill ParkBronze copy of the statue by DuBois at Reims Cathedral.
1920St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, LouisianaStanding figure. It was donated to the cathedral by "The Sodality of Saint Joan of Arc."
cast 1924Emmanuel FrémietPortland, Oregon, Laurelhurst neighborhoodEquestrian statue. It was erected as a tribute to the fallen soldiers of World War I and is a replica of the Frémiet statue at Place des Pyramides in Paris. [13]
1947Laval (Quebec)Standing figure.
?LansonJargeau, France place du MartroyStanding figure
??Notre-Dame de Montréal BasilicaMontrealStanding figure, to the left of the altar.
1972Emmanuel FrémietDecatur Street, French MarketNew Orleans, LouisianaEquestrian statue. It was a gift from the People of France to the City of New Orleans and is a replica of the Frémiet statue at Place des Pyramides in Paris.[19]
??Eglise St-Pierre – Mont Saint-Michel – FranceStanding figure, by the entrance to the church.

Film and television

DatetitlecountryNotes
1898Jeanne d'ArcFranceshort film directed by Georges Hatot
1900Jeanne d'ArcFranceshort film directed by George Méliès, starring Jeanne Calvière
1908Jeanne d'ArcFrancedirected by Albert Capellani, starring Léontine Massart
1908Giovanna d'ArcoItalydirected by Mario Caserini starring Maria Gasperini, based on Schiller's play
1913Giovanna d'ArcoItalydirected by Ubaldo Maria Del Colle starring Maria Jacobini
1917Joan the WomanUSdirected by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Geraldine Farrar; set in the trenches of World War I
1921The Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseUS"The Spirit of France" Intertitle has an image of an Equestrian statue of Joan
1927Saint JoanUSdirected by Widgey R. Newman, starring Sybil Thorndike. Based on a scene from Shaw's play.
1928The Passion of Joan of ArcFrancedirected by Carl Theodor Dreyer, starring Renée Jeanne Falconetti. Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of the silent era; initially banned in Britain.
1929The Marvelous Life of Joan of ArcFrancedirected by Marco de Gastines, starring Simone Genevois
1935Das Mädchen JohannaGermanydirected by Gustav Ucicky, starring Angela Salloker
1944De Jeanne d'Arc à Philippe PétainFrancedocumentary narrated by Sacha Guitry
1948Joan of ArcUSdirected by Victor Fleming, starring Ingrid Bergman, based on the Maxwell Anderson play
1952Joan of ArcUSHallmark Hall of Fame television series episode
1954Giovanna d'Arco al rogoItalydirected by Roberto Rossellini, starring Ingrid Bergman, based on the oratorio by Paul Claudel and Arthur Honegger
1954DestiniesFrancea film in sketches directed by Jean Delannoy, starring Michèle Morgan
1956JehanneFranceshort film directed by Robert Enrico
1957Saint JoanUSdirected by Otto Preminger, starring Jean Seberg, based on the George Bernard Shaw play
1957The Story of MankindUSdirected by Irwin Allen, featuring Hedy Lamarr as Joan. Based on a book by Hendrik Willem van Loon.
1957The LarkUSTV production of L'Alouette, starring Julie Harris, who played Joan on Broadway
1958Saint JoanUKTV adaptation of Shaw's play, starring Siobhán McKenna
1960Jeanne d'Arc auf dem ScheiterhaufenGermanymovie for TV starring Margot Trooger, a version of the Honegger oratorio
1961Jeanne au VitrailFranceshort film directed by Claude Antoine
1962Procès de Jeanne d'ArcFrancedirected by Robert Bresson, starring Florence Delay
1962Histoire de JeanneFranceshort film directed by Francis Lacassin
1966Der Fall Jeanne d'ArcGermanyTV movie directed by Paul Verhoeven, starring Kathrin Schmid
1967Saint JoanUnited StatesNBC television adaptation of Shaw's play, starring Geneviève Bujold
1968St. JoanUKanother television adaptation of Shaw's play, starring Janet Suzman
1970The BeginningUSSRdirected by Gleb Panfilov, starring Inna Churikova
1978Heilige Jeanne (Sacred Joan)NetherlandsTV movie starring Rutger Hauer
1983Joan of ArcUKwith commentary by Marina Warner
1989Bill & Ted's Excellent AdventureUSJoan (Jane Wiedlin) and other historic figures are transported to San Dimas for a history project. Memorable lines include "Who was Joan of Arc?" "Noah's wife?" "Welcome aboard, Miss of Arc!"
1989Giovanna d'ArcoItalyVerdi's opera directed by Werner Herzog starring Susan Dunn, based on Schiller's play
1990Jeanne d'Ark: Visjon Gjennom EldNorwayTV movie written by Juni Dahr
1993Jeanne d'Arc au BûcherJapanTV movie of the Honegger-Claudel oratorio (in French), starring Marthe Keller
1994Jeanne la PucelleFrancedirected by Jacques Rivette, starring Sandrine Bonnaire
1999The Messenger: The Story of Joan of ArcFrancedirected by Luc Besson, starring Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway and Dustin Hoffman
1999Joan of ArcCanadaTV mini-series starring Leelee Sobieski
1999Wired AngelUSdirected by Sam Wells, music by Joe Renzetti
2004Jeanne d'ArcFrancedirected by Laurent Preyale
2011JeanneGermanydirected by Shahram Varza, premiere São Paulo International Film Festival 2011
2017Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of ArcFrancedirected by Bruno Dumont
2019Joan of ArcFrancedirected by Bruno Dumont; sequel to Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc

Advertising

Culinary

Finance

Music

DateTitleArtist/GroupNotes
1917Joan of ArcHenry BurrPerformed by Henry Burr on Columbia's label.
1917Joan of Arc's Answer SongJ. L. LavoyThe sheet music cover has an illustration of Joan of Arc on horseback with outstretched sword with soldiers of various nations charging underneath.
1917Joan of Arc They Are Calling YouJack WellsThe cover illustration for the sheet music to this song depicts Joan of Arc leading an attack.
1970Songs of Love and Hate (album)Leonard CohenContains a song (released as a single in 1971) titled "Joan of Arc", and lyrics in the song "Last Year's Man" that refer to her: "I met a lady, she was playing with her soldiers in the dark, oh one by one she had to tell them that her name was Joan of Arc."
1975"Kimberly" (song)Patti SmithFrom the album Horses, includes the lyrics, "The sea rushes up my knees like flame/ And I feel like just some misplaced Joan Of Arc."
1978''Joan'' (song)Art BearsA song about Joan of Arc from Hopes and Fears that was also played by Henry Cow in 1977 (a recording can be found on Later and Post Virgin).[24]
1981Architecture & Morality (album)Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkContains two songs about Joan of Arc titled "Joan of Arc" and "Joan of Arc (Maid of Orleans)", both were released as singles.
1984"Eu Não Matei Joana d'Arc" (song)Camisa de VênusName of song means "I did not kill Joan of Arc". Humorous song where a man says that he never had an affair with Joan of Arc and is innocent in her death.
1986"Bigmouth Strikes Again" (song)The SmithsIncludes the lyrics, "And now I know how Joan of Arc felt, as the flames rose to her Roman nose and her Walkman started to melt", and "And now I know how Joan of Arc felt, as the flames rose to her Roman nose and her hearing aid started to melt."
1992Destination (album)EloyContains a song titled "Jeanne d'Arc" about her life and fate.
1993Houdini (album)MelvinsContains a song titled "Joan of Arc".
1994Voices of Light (album)Richard EinhornAn oratorio inspired by the silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc. The libretto is based on excerpts from a variety of ancient writings, most of it from Medieval female mystics.
formed 1995Joan of ArcThe name of an indie rock band from Chicago
1995"Vow" (song)GarbageIncludes the lyrics, "You burned me out but I'm back at your door/ Like Joan of Arc coming back for more."
1998"Joan of Arc (7")" (single)Low (band)Released on Tugboat Records
1998"Siren" (album)Heather NovaContains the song "I'm the Girl", in which Heather sings: "I'm a Joan of Arc, I'm the girl next door."
first release 1998Janne Da ArcJapanese rock band named after the character in the manga Devilman by Go Nagai
1999"She's So High" (song)Tal BachmanIncludes the lyrics, "She's so high/ like Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, or Aphrodite", which speaks of the focus woman as being as smart as Cleopatra, as brave as Joan of Arc, and as beautiful as Aphrodite.
1999"Right on Time" (song)Red Hot Chili PeppersFrom the album Californication, includes the lyrics, "Joan of Arc reincarnated/ Maybe we could be related/ So much blood to circulate/ And so much space to decorate."
2000The Hall of the Olden Dreams (album)Dark MoorAn album released from a Spanish power metal band. The album contains a song titled "Maid of Orleans", which is about the life of Joan of Arc.
2002"Did Anybody Sleep With Joan of Arc?" (song)Elton John (music), Bernie Taupin (lyrics)A summary of Joan of Arc's life.
2002"Free & Easy" (song)Ayumi HamasakiJapanese singer and songwriter, based the lyrics and music video for her single on her interpretation of Joan of Arc's feelings. She also produced a photobook entitled Hamasaki Republic – Free & Easy where she was dressed as a warrior, a nun, and a knight.
2003"Cadence" (song)AnberlinIncludes the lyrics "Burning like Joan of Arc to See You", appearing on the band's debut album Blueprints for the Black Market.
2004A Lifetime of Temporary Relief (album)Low (band)Minnesota-based indie rock band released two versions of their song "Joan of Arc."
2005Plague Angel (album)MardukBlack metal band from Sweden, have a song entitled "Everything Bleeds", which is about Jeanne d'Arc.
2005Aerial (album)Kate BushSings about Joan of Arc in "Joanni."
2005Jeanne d'Arc (album)Thy MajestieConcept album about Joan of Arc by a power metal band from Italy.
2005Jeanne d'Arc (album)Tangerine DreamMusical tribute to Joan of Arc performed on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the French Cathedral in Berlin.
2006"World of Stone" (song)Blackmore's NightThe song is about Joan of Arc, appearing on their 5th studio album, The Village Lanterne.
2006Joan of Arc (album)Tony ConradJoan of Arc is a 2006 album by composer Tony Conrad. The piece, which lasts unbroken for over an hour, was originally written by Conrad as a soundtrack to accompany Piero Heliczer's eponymous short film.
2006"The Martyr's Lounge" (song)Ellis PaulIncludes the lyrics, "JFK, Joan of Arc / sit in the corner, kissing in the dark".
2006The Black Parade (album)My Chemical RomanceJoan of Arc appears of the artwork of the vinyl cover, and the CD insert[25]
2007"Joan of Arc" (song)David Guetta12th song on the album Pop Life
2007The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter (album)Josh RitterThe song "To the Dogs or Whoever" (the album's opening track) mentions Joan of Arc and other historical women
2008"鏡の中のジャンヌ・ダルク" ("Kagami no Naka no Jean d'Arc", song)AKB48The ninth song in a theater setlist titled Pajama Drive, later also performed by its sister groups; SKE48, NMB48, HKT48, and JKT48.
2008Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder (album)Cradle of FilthA concept album about the life of Joan of Arc's companion-in-arms Gilles de Rais, in which she is a central character.
2008"Joan" (song)Heather DaleThe fifth track on her fourth studio album, The Gabriel Hounds. Joan sings the story of her own life and crusade.
2008"Lenders In The Temple" (song)Conor OberstIncludes the lyrics "So watch your back, the Ides of March, Cut your hair like Joan of Arc"
2010"Pearl" (song)Katy PerryIncludes the lyrics "She could be a Joan of Arc"
2013"Joan of Arc" (song)Arcade FireThe seventh track in Arcade Fire's fourth studio album Reflektor.
2013"Miley Cyrus vs Joan of Arc" (song)Epic Rap Battles of HistorySinger and actress Miley Cyrus (Michelle Glavan) battles French folk heroine Joan of Arc (Jessi Smiles).[26][27]
2014"Saint Joan" (song)Husky (band)The second track in Husky's second album Ruckers Hill.
2015"Joan of Arc" (song)MadonnaThe eight song on Madonna's album Rebel Heart.[28]
2015"Jeanne d'Arc"Wednesday CampanellaThe fifth song on the album Jugem' Je t'aime[29]
2016"Joanni" (song)Kate BushBefore The Dawn Live performance
2017The Vision, the Sword and the Pyre – Part I (album)EloyInitial part of a two-part conceptual album about the life and fate of Jeanne d'Arc
2018"Joan of Arc" (Little Mix song)Little MixThe sixth song from their fifth studio album "LM5".[30]
2019The Vision, the Sword and the Pyre – Part II (album)EloyFinal part of the two-part conceptual album about the fate and death of Jeanne d'Arc
2024"Joan in the Garden" (song)The DecemberistsReleased as a single and as side D of their double album As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again[31]

Television episodes

DateSeriesNotesRef
1972–1978Maudetheme song includes 'Joan of Arc with the Lord to guide her/she was a sister who really cooked.'[14]
1979M*A*S*H"Are You Now, Margaret?", Hawkeye references Joan of Arc.[15]
1981Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan"The Cursed Dead" features Joan of Arc, Dracula and Billy the Kid resurrected to terrorize the titular team as they were souls never put to rest.[16]
1992Forever Knight"For I Have Sinned", Nicholas Knight (Geraint Wyn Davies) recalls his friendship with Jeanne d'Arc (Christina Cox) as he tries to overcome his fear of the holy cross in order to track down a blasphemous murderer.[17]
1995Wishbone"Bone of Arc" is based on Mark Twain's 1896 novel Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc[18]
1999Buffy the Vampire Slayer"Fear, Itself", in this Halloween-themed episode, Willow chose to dress up like Joan of Arc, because she was also (almost) burned at the stake in "Gingerbread".[19]
2001Witchblade"Parallax", Sara learns Joan of Arc wielded the Witchblade[20]
2003–2005Joan of Arcadiaa girl speaks with God and uses His influence to do good[21]
2004Wonderfallsseries theme inspired by Joan of Arc[22]
2006–2007Heroesfeatures a character named St. Joan[23]
2010−2013Horrible HistoriesSeries 2 features a sketch and series 5 features a song about Joan of Arc. Played by Alice Lowe and then Martha Howe-Douglas.[24]
2011Deadliest Warrior"Joan of Arc vs. William the Conqueror"[25]
2016The Hollow CrownPortrayed by Laura Frances-Morgan in Henry VI, Part 1 (S02E01)[32]
2017Fate/ApocryphaServant of the Ruler class (voiced by Maaya Sakamoto).[26]
2020DevsJoan of Arc is briefly seen in episode 3[27]

Video games

DateGameNotes
1989Joan of Arc – Siege and the Sword / Jeanne d'ArcHistorically based war strategy and action game by Brøderbund for Amiga, ST and PC.
1992World Heroes seriesNeoGeo fighting game. The character Janne D'Arc, a beautiful French swordswoman with pyrokinetic powers, is very much inspired by Joan of Arc.
1995Soul EdgeFighting game released by Namco about a sword full of evil spirits. The character Sophitia Alexandra shares a similar story to Joan of Arc. Although they both eventually meet and bond with each other in Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate
1999Age of Empires II: The Age of KingsThe central character in one of the major campaigns in which she is depicted as a peasant at first but follows a historically driven plot leading to her capture and death.
2000Perfect DarkNintendo 64 game. Whilst in no way is the game about Joan, the central character Joanna Dark's name is a play on Jeanne d'Arc.[33]
2001Civilization IIIThe Leader of France's civilization is Joan of Arc.
2002La Pucelle: TacticsPlayStation game. The title is an allusion to Joan of Arc. Most of the character and place names within the game are French, but the game scenario is unrelated fantasy.
2004Wars and Warriors: Joan of ArcPC game, title character.
2006Age of Empires: The Age of KingsNintendo DS game major playable character.
2006Jeanne d'ArcPSP game, title character (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) in a fantasy universe loosely based on the historical story.
2006, 2008Yggdra UnionGame Boy Advance/PSP game. Minor character Monica, a peasant girl who receives divine inspiration and rises up to defend her country from invasion, is based on Joan of Arc.
2007Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' WarPS3 game, Xbox 360 game, major character and leader of the French troops.
2008Atlantica OnlinePC MMORPG, Hero Mercenary, evolved form of "Lady Knight" Mercenary
2009Assassin's Creed IIPS3/Xbox 360/PC action game. It is claimed that she had the 25th Piece of Eden, the Sword, and the Templars burned her alive to gain possession of it.
2009Dragon AgeAndraste, a messianic figure in the game world who is both a religious and military leader, is partially based upon Joan of Arc.
2010BayonettaPS3/Xbox 360/PC game contains a character named Jeanne who acts as Bayonetta's rival. She also possesses some references to the real life Joan of Arc, with her trademark red outfit being the product of the fictional Italian fashion brand D'arc.
2011Deadliest Warrior: LegendsPS3/Xbox 360 game. Historical warriors engage in one-on-one fighting; Joan of Arc is playable through downloadable content.
2012Warriors Orochi 3PS3/Xbox 360 hack and slash game, Joan's Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War incarnation appears as a special guest character and is involved in the plot to save the world from destruction. In Ultimate update game, this is where Joan and Sophitia met and shares their bonds each other.
2013Angel Master (エンジェルマスター, Enjeru Masutā)This iOS and Android card action game contains a character named Jeanne d'Arc (ジャンヌ・ダルク, Jan'nu Daruku), who is one of the game's three main characters.
2015Fate/Grand OrderAppears as a summonable servant in the Ruler, Avenger, Lancer, Archer, and Berserker classes. Also appears in the First Singularity: Hundred Years' War of the First Dragons: Orleans as the main ally (In ruler class) of the player and the antagonist of the singularity, The Dragon Witch (Avenger), who was summoned by Caster (Gilles de Rais) using the Holy Grail.
2018Dragalia LostAppears as a summonable dragon of the light element along with having a holiday alt of the water element. Also appears as a void boss and later a Gala Reborn dragon.

Comics and animation

DateTitleFormatNotesRef
1995JeanneMangaThree comic volume work set in the Hundred Years' War whose central character's life parallels that of Joan of Arc. By Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, based on story by Chōjun Ōtani
1995–1996D'arc: Histoire de Jeanne D'arcMangaTwo volume fantasy retelling the story of Joan of Arc. Art by Katsuya Kondō and story by Ken'ichi Sakemi.
1995–presentWitchbladeComic, TV seriesJoan of Arc is a blade wielder.[28]
1998–2000Histeria!AnimationWB animated series that parodies a variety of figures from history. Joan of Arc is a regular character, voiced by Laraine Newman. She constantly extinguishes fires that spring up around her. She talks with a Valley Girl accent and introduces herself as "like, I'm Joan, Joan of Arc".[29]
1998–2004Shaman KingAnimeThe leader of the group X-Laws, Iron Maiden Jeanne, is a French girl who receives a divine revelation while praying in church that she must purge an evil force or the world will be destroyed.
17 March 2002The SimpsonsAnimationIn episode "Tales from the Public Domain", Lisa Simpson plays Joan of Arc and Milhouse plays the Dauphin, after Homer reads about her in a children's book. However, when Homer gets to the part where she was burned at the stake, Lisa says, "Was she killed?" and Marge runs in and says, "Just then, Sir Lancelot rode up on his white horse and saved Joan of Arc! They got married and lived in a spaceship!" She then tore the page out, ate it, and says, "Easier to chew than that Bambi video!" Episode synopsis: [30].[31]
2002–ongoingClone HighAnimationJoan of Arc's clone appears as a main character in the traditionally animated show.[32]
2003DigimonAnimeThe seventh movie of the Digimon series features a Digimon named D'Arcmon (voiced by Takako Uehara) who is a female angel and soldier leading the "human-type" Digimon on Wondering Island. She uses a special sword attack called "La Pucelle". She later is revealed only to be a disguised form of Murmuxmon.[33]
2003Yu-Gi-Oh!Anime, TCGIn the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card game there is a monster card named St. Joan (Saint Jeanne in Japan). It is summoned by fusing The Forgiving Maiden (Compassionate Nun) and Marie the Fallen One (Fallen Angel Marie).

In the anime Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters, Shizuka Kawai (Serenity Wheeler) used it when she, Hiroto Honda (Tristan Taylor), and Ryuji Otogi (Duke Devlin) were forced to face Soichiro Ota (Nesbitt) of the Big five. With power ups from other cards it was able to destroy Ota's last monster, the Perfect Machine King, and win the duel in episode 107 "Saint Jeanne's Trinity Attack" ("Mechanical Mayhem Part 2").

2003Ashita no NadjaAnimeNadja, Kennosuke, and Georg are treasure hunting for Joan of Arc's treasure. It turns out to be a seed that she planted that bloomed and spread into a field of flowers. She is briefly shown planting it in a flashback.[34]
2003–2009Hetalia: Axis PowersManga and AnimeIn a brief flashback to the Hundred Years' War, Joan of Arc (often known only as あのこ or "that kid" in-story) looks on in confusion while the anthropomorphic personification of England teases the anthropomorphic personification of France for "relying on a girl". Several centuries later, her supposed reincarnation is given a private tour of Mont Saint-Michel by France.[35]
2005Top 10: The Forty-NinersComicOne of the officers, named Joanna Dark, dresses in chainmail and uses holy powers.
2006Aflame InfernoManhwa/MangaJoan of Arc appears as a character in the series.
2007–09Code Geass: Nightmare of NunallyMangaJoan of Arc appears as the "Witch of Orleans" and gives C.C. her Geass. Her personality is different from real life.

Portions of this page were translated from the French Wikipedia.

2008-ongoingAria the Scarlet AmmoMangaA character of the series is Jeanne d'Arc 30th who is a descendant of the original Joan of Arc.
2009-ongoingDriftersMangaJeanne d'Arc (voiced by Junko Minagawa) appears as an "Ends", a villainous group of fallen historical figures who wish to destroy the world and exterminate humankind. In the series, Joan is an insane warrior who has exchanged her humanity for the supernatural ability to manipulate fire.
2009-ongoingAfterschool CharismaMangaCurrently at four volumes, this series takes place at an exclusive school called St. Kleio Academy that is mostly attended by clones of famous people. Joan of Arc's clone appears along with clones of other important people such as Napoleon Bonaparte, Queen Elizabeth I, Florence Nightingale, Marie Curie, Ikkyu, Sigmund Freud and others.
2009-ongoingMakai Ouji: Devils and RealistManga and AnimePortrayed as the former lover of Gilles de Rais and as an angel, having been purified, suggesting that she was once evil.
2010–presentTimes Like ThisWebcomicIn this time-travel series, Joan is rescued during her execution and brought to modern Texas to live out her full life as a secondary character in the series.
2011Puella Magi Madoka MagicaAnimeIn Episode 11 it is revealed that she was a magical girl, along with Cleopatra and other famous women in history.
2012Family GuyAnimationIn the Season 10 Episode 19 "Mr. and Mrs. Stewie", Joan of Arc is depicted as obnoxious and annoying in a cutaway after Stewie notes that women always turn out to be nightmares.
2013–presentRooster Teeth Productions RWBYAnimationIn the series, the leader of Team JNPR, Jaune Arc, wielder of the Crocea Mors, is derived of the legend of Joan of Arc. While his characterization and history is different from Joan of Arc's, his rival is Cardin Winchester, an allusion to the Cardinal of Winchester who presided over Joan of Arc's trial.
2013Makai Ouji: Devils and RealistAnimePortrayed as the former lover of Gilles de Rais and as an angel, having been purified, suggesting that she was once evil.
2013Rage of Bahamut: GenesisAnimeIn the series, she's the "chosen one" by the gods to destroy Bahamut; a giant dragon.
2013Boxers and SaintsComicIn the two-part series, Joan appears in the Saints volume as a mentor for the Chinese Christian convert Vibiana (Four-Girl).
2013–2017Puella Magi Tart Magica: The Legend of Jeanne d'ArcMangaBased on the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica, which showed she was a magical girl, along with other famous women in history in episode 11. The manga chronicles her time of becoming a magical girl to her becoming the legendary warrior of France to her eventual demise of being burned at the stake.
2013–presentRequiem of the Rose KingManga and AnimeInspired by William Shakespeare's Henry VI and Richard III, the series depicts the deceased Joan of Arc as an almost demonic spirit who haunts the young Richard of Gloucester, later King of England.[34][35]
2014–2020Revelation: KeijiMangaA series depicting the life of Joan of Arc. Written and illustrated by Ryoko Yamagishi.[36][37]
2021Fate/Grand Order: Final Singularity - Grand Temple of Time: SolomonAnimeBriefly appears as a servant during a battle. Movie is a part of the Fate/Grand Order series.[38]
DateCountryYvert[39]
1929France257
1946France768
1968France1579
1979France2051
1996France3002
2012France4654

Other representations

Joan of Arc's short haircut had a profound effect on women's hairstyles in the twentieth century. In 1909, the Paris hairdresser Antoine took Joan of Arc as the inspiration for the bob, which ended centuries of taboo against women who cut their hair. The style became popular in the 1920s and was associated with liberated women. Nearly all subsequent Western hair fashions are designed for women who cut their hair at least occasionally. Such haircut is still known in French as coupe à la Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc's haircut).

During the Cristero War in 1927, a group of female Cristeros named themselves after Joan of Arc. They obtained money, supplies, and intelligence for the male combatants. They often smuggled weapons into war zones and cared for the wounded. By the end of the war they had 35,000 participants.

Several people have been seen as modern versions of Joan of Arc:

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Pernoud 1999, p. 243.
  2. ^ Pernoud 1999, p. 239.
  3. ^ Pernoud 1999, pp. 240, 246.

References

  • Nadia Margolis, Joan of Arc in History, Literature, and Film (New York: Garland, 1990).
  • Régine Pernoud and Marie-Véronique Clin, Joan of Arc: Her Story, trans. Jeremy Duquesnay Adams (New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 1999).
  • Heimann, Nora (2005). Joan of Arc in French Art and Culture (1700–1855): From Satire to Sanctity. Aldershot: Ashgate. ISBN 978-0-7546-5085-0.
  • Heimann, Nora; Coyle, Laura (2006). Joan of Arc: Her Image in France and America. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art in association with D Giles Limited. ISBN 978-1-904832-19-5.