I pass by this statue of Joan of Arc every evening to go back home and last night I saw it was all covered in flowers. Apparently a Catholic organization marched for Joan Sunday and left a few bouquets around the statue to celebrate the day she freed Orleans in 1429. I understand their agenda was more political than really to keep her memory ;-) BTW, as I already mentioned it here, there is a similar statue in Philadelphia in the US that I had the chance to photograph - and post on PDP - in 2007.
Hey Eric, I think this is called "Joan Pride" in other circles. I love this statue, with or without flowers. Glad you captured it in a different light.
ReplyDeleteI could sum this photo up in two words: my hero.
ReplyDeleteOh how I wish I could meet dear Jeanne. Perhaps I will, some day.
ETS -- I didn't know you, too, were an admirer of la pucelle, Jehanne d'Arc! She's been a heroine since I was old enough to appreciate a girl warrior on a great white stallion. : ) She is still the youngest person ever to lead a nation's armies. As the years went by her story gained ever more meaning. I've been to her birthplace in Lorraine, the Porte de France in Vaucouleur, from which she left to try and speak to the dauphin, her death site in Rouen, and the Cathedral in Reims where the dauphin was finally crowned. I hope someday to visit some of the other highlight locations of her life (like Orleans, Thib!).
ReplyDeleteThanks for this photo, Eric -- it casts her in as heroic a light as ever one could!
also one in New Orleans and NYC: Riverside Park at 93rd Street. This was a very popular statue...
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ReplyDeleteThis statue was a highlight of our Paris trip. Lovely photo, Eric.
ReplyDeleteYes, Carrie. I wear her medallion on a chain for courage. I bought it in her hometown. Sounds like you understand her meaning to me.
ReplyDeleteMy husband's family is from Coussey, which is just south from her hometown of Domrémy (now called Domrémy-la-Pucelle, of course). She is highly regarded even to this day!!
Her house is really cool, and is in surprisingly good condition for being well over 600 years old. Last time I was there I was disappointed to see her floor had been resurfaced with cement. I guess they had to do it in order to make it possible for visitors to enter, but it's still a shame to see history modernized.
Its true Suzy -- will the yuppie gentrification never end?! ;)
ReplyDeletei just love her statue in Notre Dame de Paris......and also a CD called "Voices of Light" by the Anonymous 4.....an Oratorio about her life.....beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThere's also a equestrian statue of Joan of Arc in the center of a traffic circle in Portland Oregon, USA. It's at the intersection of 39th and Glisan streets.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful example of your perspective, Eric! Very majestic.
ReplyDeleteAnother beautiful photo Eric.
ReplyDeleteShe is a great heroine and Saint so the flowers are well deserved!
How wonderful to walk the streets of Paris every day and have all those stunning photo opportunities.
When I was there last year I should have taken more shots - next time I'll be more disciplined.
Thank you for sharing.
Love the Tenin perspective on this shot! It makes the statue seem even more majestic and lofty.
ReplyDeleteI'm remembering now, too, that I think there is another Joan over near the huge Salpietre facilty, the Mosque and the Botanical Gardens (which would make it the 12th?).
ReplyDeleteIs that right anyone?!
The Philadelphia Joan of Arc has been cleaned and re-gilded and is safely back in place. Here is a link to the story in our local paper. http://www.philly.com/philly/gallery/Joan_of_Arc_makes_dazzling_return_to_Kelly_Drive_.html I tried to link to my favorite photo (14), but if that didn't work, please take a look - I think you will find it quite lovely. The tower in the background on the right belongs to our City Hall and the tiny man on top is William Penn, the founder of Philadelphia.
ReplyDeleteI love this statue. It's full of history, emotion, pride, courage. And, remember, more than a little mysticism and peculiarity.
ReplyDeleteOn the 8th of May ! Are you sure this was a catholic organisation? Wasn't it the Front National? (... which is political, not religious!)
ReplyDeleteThib: even more peculiar behavior, n'est-ce pas?
ReplyDeleteI see that Shell and Christie noticed the same thing I did—that famous perspective, of course. Nice one, Eric! And if anyone deserves a gilded statue (or several), Jeanne does. I used to go out of my way to look at this one when I lived in Paris.
ReplyDeleteGreat angle, Eric...of course, I wouldn't be saying that if the horse were real. ;-) This Joan rocks more than the one named Jett. Merci for your efforts and capture.
ReplyDeleteHer name is Jeanne.
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