Joan of Arc Kissing the Sword of Deliverance

Joan of Arc Kissing the Sword of Deliverance is a 1863 painting by the English artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti. It was bought for the Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MAMCS) at the Piccadilly Gallery in 1996, as the first Rossetti painting ever bought by a French museum. Its inventory number is 55.996.8.1.[1][2]

Joan of Arc Kissing the Sword of Deliverance
ArtistDante Gabriel Rossetti
Year1863
Mediumoil painting on canvas
MovementPre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
SubjectJoan of Arc
Dimensions61.2 cm × 53.2 cm (24.1 in × 20.9 in)[1]
LocationMusée d'Art moderne et contemporain
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Strasbourg
Accession1996

The model for the painting has a noticeably big chin and strong neck. She may have been a Mrs. Beyer from Germany, or an acquaintance of Rossetti's named Agnes Manetti.[3] The painting is on permanent loan from the MAMCS to the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Palais Rohan.[4]

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  1. ^ a b Siffer, Florian (February 2008). Les collections du musée d'art moderne et contemporain de la ville de Strasbourg. Strasbourg: Musées de la ville de Strasbourg. p. 51. ISBN 978-2-901833-82-6.
  2. ^ "Jeanne d'Arc embrassant l'épée de la Délivrance (Joan of Arc Kissing Sword of Delivrance)". navigart.fr/mamcs. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Joan of Arc Kissing the Sword of Deliverance". Rossetti Archive. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  4. ^ Jacquot, Dominique (2006). Le musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg. Cinq siècles de peinture. Strasbourg: Musées de Strasbourg. pp. 240–241. ISBN 2-901833-78-0.
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