New! Joan of Arc – Frank Earle Schoonover – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality

The world became fascinated with Joan of Arc in the late 1800s, centuries after her death. Many non-Catholics and even atheists, such as Geroge Bernard Shaw, wrote books about her. The fascination increased until she was canonized in 1920, about the same time as St. Therese of Lisieux (1925). Therese was another one who was fascinated with Joan, writing a play about her while she was in the convent at Lisieux. This artwork is from the 1918 book Joan of Arc; the Warrior Maid by Lucy Foster Madison. There was a caption underneath the art which said, "Often they appeared in the little garden". The "they" in that sentence is St. Michael, St. Catherine of Alexandria (the patron of young girls), and St. Margaret of Antioch, the Saints who came to Joan and inspired her mission. Frank Earle Schoonover (1877–1972) was a prolific artist during the Golden Age of Illustration. He was taught by Howard Pyle, the "Father of American Illustration," who was the founder of the hugely seminal Brandywine