Joan of Arc Hands - Item #424

  6.75 Inches High x 11.5 Inches Wide x 9 Inches Deep These hands are from the full sculpture, Item #234. Depicted is Joan of Arc, the shepherdess from Lorraine, quietly listening to the voices telling her she must help the king liberate France. Henri Chapu presented the life-size plaster cast at the Salon in 1870 and in 1872 made the cast into a marble statue. It is one of the most famous images of Joan of Arc and has been reproduced in multiple sizes and materials.   Artist: Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu Museum: Musée d'Orsay, Paris Time Period: Neoclassical, 1870-1872   Sources: "Henri Chapu Joan of Arc at Domrémy." Musée d'Orsay, http://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/collections/works-in-focus/sculpture/commentaire_id/joan-of-arc-at-domremy-2208.html?cHash=d225665309.