Search ALL sculptures and paintings
Login
My List - 0
Help
Search Images
Search
About
Keyword
Search History
All Catalogs
Search:
General Keyword
Artist Keyword
Subject Keyword
Refine Search
Return to results
> You are only searching:
Art Inventories
More Smithsonian Searches
Who else has...
Fremiet, Emmanuel,
Thiebaut Freres,
F. Barbedienne fonderie,
Occupation -- Military
Religion -- Martyr
Religion -- Saint
History -- Medieval
Dress -- Historic
Ethnic -- French
Object -- Weapon
Equestrian
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Jeanne d'Arc, (sculpture).
Artist:
Fremiet, Emmanuel, 1824-1910, sculptor.
Thiebaut Freres, founder.
F. Barbedienne fonderie, founder.
Title:
Jeanne d'Arc, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Joan of Arc, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast 1890. Dedicated Nov. 15, 1890. Relocated 1938 or 1960.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze, gilded; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 180 x 56 x 86 in.; Base: approx. 100 x 66 x 120 in.
Inscription:
(On proper left front of plinth:) E. FREMIET (On proper right rear of plinth:) THIEBAUT FRERES, FONDEURS/PARIS (Base, front:) JEANNE D'ARC/1409-1431 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Joan of Arc astride a horse. Her proper right hand is raised and she holds up a flag in her proper right hand. In her proper left hand she holds the reins. She is crowned with a laurel wreath and clothed in armor. A
sword
hangs by her proper left side. The horse is walking with its front, proper left and rear, proper right hooves raised.
Subject:
Occupation
--
Military
--
Commander
Religion
--
Martyr
Religion
--
Saint
--
St. Joan of Arc
History
--
Medieval
--
France
Dress
--
Historic
--
Armor
Ethnic
--
French
Object
--
Weapon
--
Sword
Equestrian
Object
--
Other
--
Flag
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Pennsylvania
--
Philadelphia
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Philadelphia, Fairmount Park Commission, Memorial Hall, West Park, P. O. Box 21601, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19131
Located Fairmount Park, Kelly Drive at 25th Street, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Parkway Terrace, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130
Remarks:
In preparation to create this monument first commissioned by the French government for the Place des Pyramides in Paris, the artist studied up on the design of French 15th century armor so that his representation would be as accurate as possible. In 1889, when the members of the French community in Philadelphia wanted to commemorate their centennial, they arranged to purchase a cast of the original, Place des Pyramides Joan of Arc statue from the artist. They made a contract with the artist that there would be only three cast of this sculpture: the one in Place des Pyramides, the one in Philadelphia, and another one in France in the town of Nancy. The Philadelphia sculpture was purchased with the help of the Fairmount Park Art Association and was first installed on the eastern approach to the Girard Avenue Bridge. The original dedication took place on November 15, 1890. In 1960, the sculpture was gilded and relocated to its current site near the Philadelphia Museum of Art by the Fairmount Park Art Association. The SOS! survey notes that the sculpture was gilded in 1960, but was moved from the Girard Avenue Bridge in 1938.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Public Monument Conservation Project, 1986.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA5102, 1989.
Monumental News, Nov. and Dec. 1895.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 124-131.
Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 207.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Monumental News, Dec. 1895, pg. 746.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 124-131.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS PA000006
Copy/Holding information
Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
PA000006
Add Copy to MyList
Format:
HTML
Plain text
Delimited
Subject:
Email to:
Horizon Information Portal 3.25_9382
About
| © 2020 Smithsonian |
Terms of Use
|
Privacy
|
Contact