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29: 154:'s help, and with her wrists chained, while her hands have crossed fingers, like in a prayer. The composition shows Joan huddled to the right of the painting, as if she feels crushed by the presence of her interrogator. A third character, standing in the darkness, holds an open book and takes notes of the minutes of the interrogation. 157:
The cardinal's gestures express the tension of the interrogation: one hand is clenched on the arm of his chair, the other extends his index finger imperatively, like pointing to Hell, his mouth is tense and he has a severe expression. His profile posture against a dark background highlights an
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The darkened atmosphere only allows a few decorative elements to be seen. The large stones of the wall represent the dungeon, the partly torn pallet spills a few strands of straw on the ground, and symbolizes Joan's fragility, or, for the viewer warned of her martyrdom, prefigures her pyre.
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The painting represents three characters who stand out against a very dark background. Slightly off-center in the composition, Beaufort is seated, dressed in a characteristic cardinal's outfit: he is wrapped in his cassock, with his
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After her capture by the English, Joan was delivered on January 3, 1431, to the French ecclesiastical justice. She was questioned by the Bishop of Beauvais,
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The painting was shown by Delaroche at the Paris Salon in 1824, where it was critically acclaimed. It received praise from
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and his followers. He was aware of it through engravings. The pyramidal composition is based on a painting by
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277 cm Ă— 217.5 cm (109 in Ă— 85.6 in)
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La «Jeanne d'Arc Â» de Paul Delaroche: Salon de 1824, dossier d'une Ĺ“uvre
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Paul Delaroche. A Study in Nineteenth-Century French History Painting
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Delaroche was inspired by English historical paintings created by
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The Victors of the Bastille in Front of the HĂ´tel de Ville
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aquiline nose and accentuates the hardness of his gaze.
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A smaller version of the same painting is held at the
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Paul Delaroche
Oil on canvas
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen
Rouen
Paul Delaroche
Joan of Arc
Henry Beaufort
Winchester
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen
Pierre Cauchon
Henry Beaufort
William Shakespeare
Henry VI
mozzetta
biretta
God
Joshua Reynolds
James Northcote
Jane Grey
Wallace Collection
London
Stendhal



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