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Joan of Arc

by Gari Melchers

The delicate halo suggests the young girl’s spiritual calling. Joan of Arc, a peasant girl who became a martyr and a saint, is depicted in simple dress in a field of sheep. Melchers was interested in the ordinary lives of average people.

Size:: 30 x 23 in
Medium:: Oil on canvas
Credit:: Public Domain, Courtesy of the Indianapolis Museum of Art
More:: http://collection.imamuseum.org/artwork/55822/

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