Art & Image

An authentic portrait of Jeanne d’Arc does not exist

Jeanne d’Arc has inspired artistic and cultural works for nearly six centuries. The following page cover items of historic interest, enduring works of high art, and recent representations in popular culture. No complete list of artistic works about her exists, although a 1989 doctoral dissertation did identify all relevant films including ones for which no copy survives. Portrayals of Jeanne d’Arc are numerous. For example, in 1979 the Bibliothèque Municipale in Rouen, France held a gallery containing over 500 images and other items related to Jeanne d’Arc.

The only known contemporary portrait of Jeanne d’Arc

This fascinating plain, small line drawing shows her as a small determined woman carrying her army’s sacred banner in one hand and a sword in the other.

The drawing was made in the margin of the Orleans city record manuscripts on the day she got the English armies away from the city and freed the countryside around Orleans May 10. 1429. It’s the only known contemporary portrait of Jeanne d’Arc.

Drawing by Clément de Fauquembergue, the secretary of the Palement of Paris. The artist had never seen Jeanne. It is known that she sat for a portrait, but it did not survive, so no exact image of her exists.

Registre du parlement de Paris. Page 24 – Archives Nationales. The only known contemporary portrait of Jeanne d’Arc

Jeanne d'Arc au siège de Paris. Painting by Joseph Henri François van Lerius. Date: around 1860-70

Painting by Gilbert Anthony Pownall, 1914

Painting by George Frederic Watts, Unknown date

Painting by Paul Gauguin, 1889

Painting by Nicholas Roerich, 1931

Painting by Michael-C-Hayes, 2010

Le grimoire de sorcière, Jeanne d'Arc. Painting by Benjamin Lacombe, Unknown date

Painting by Pedro Americo, 1883

Virtue. Painting by Howard Lyon, Unknown date

Painting by Donato Giancola, Unknown date

Sainte Jeanne d'Arc. Painting by Paul Antoine de la boulaye, 1909

Painting by John Bauer, Unknown date

Joan of Arc - The Maid of Orléans. Painting by Emily Balivet, 2011

Painting by Wolfram Onslow Ford, Unknown date

Painting by Edward Reginald Frampton, Unknown date

Vierge à l’enfant, entre Sainte Geneviève et Jeanne d’Arc - Painting by Elizabeth Sonrel, 1916

Painting by Allan Douglas Davidson, Unknown date

Painting by Gari Melchers, Unknown date

Jeanne d'Arc au sacre de Charles VII. Painting by Maurice Denis, circa 1909

Painting by Roger de La Fresnaye

Jeanne d'Arc pendant le sacre de Charles VII - Painting by Maurice Denis, 1909

La Communion de Jeanne d'Arc - Painting by unknown artist 1909

Les visions - Painting by Maurice Boutet de Monvel, 1902-1913

Le sacre de Reims - Painting by Maurice Boutet de Monvel, 1902-1913

Le Jugemen - Painting by Maurice Boutet de Monvel, 1902-1913

Le Départ de l'armée pour la délivrance d'Orléans - Painting by Maurice Boutet de Monvel, 1902-1913

Vie de Jeanne d'Arc, La Bataille de Patay - Painting by Maurice Boutet de Monvel, 1902-1913

Esquisse pour Le Triomphe du Sacré-Coeur Paris - Painting by Luc-Olivier Merson

Jeanne d'Arc in prayer, church Saint-Romain - Painting by Paul-Hippolyte Flandrin, 1901

Jeanne d'Arc - Painting by Ernest Stückelberg, 1900

Jeanne d'Arc écoutant les voix - Painting by Eugène Carrière, 1899

La dernière communion de Jeanne ou Jeanne d'Arc dans sa prison - Painting by Charles-Henri Michel, 1899

Vision - Painting by Alphonse Osbert, 1892

La jeune pastoure - Painting by Hippolyte Dominique Berteaux, 1880-1884

Capture de Jeanne d'Arc devant Compiègne - Painting by Joseph Navlet, 1869

Le jugement de Jeanne d'Arc - Painting by Anthony Serres, 1867

Painting by Laure de Châtillon, 1865-1869

Painting by Frédéric Legrip, 1861

Painting by Léon François Bénouville, 1855-1859

Painting by Ernest Hébert, 1874

Jeanne d'Arc arriving at the place of Rouen, the priest who had betrayed her, throws himself at his feet and invokes forgiveness Painting by Henry Schieffer, 1835

La mort de Jeanne d'Arc - Painting by Eugène Devéria, 1831

Painting by Henry Schieffer

Jeanne d'Arc au château de Loches - Painting by Alexandre-Louis-Robert Millin du Perreux, 1814

Jeanne d'Arc, Charles VII at Blois - Painting by Hippolyte Lecomte, 1808

Kisses the Sword of Liberation - Painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1863

Prisonnière à Rouen - Painting by Pierre Henri Revoil 1819

La basilique Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc de Domrémy-la-Pucelle

Jeanne d'Arc at the stake in Rouen. Panthéon IV Painting by Jules Eugène Lenepveu, 1886 to 1890

Jeanne d'Arc at Rheims for the coronation of king Charles VII. Panthéon III Painting by Jules Eugène Lenepveu, 1886 to 1890

Jeanne d'Arc armour before Orléans. Panthéon II Painting by Jules Eugène Lenepveu, 1886 to 1890

Jeanne d'Arc as shepherdess. Panthéon I Painting by Jules Eugène Lenepveu, 1886 to 1890

Jeanne being Interrogated - Painting by Paul Delaroche, 1824

Painting by Jules Bastien Lepage, 1879

Painting by John Everett Millais, 1865

Jeanne d'Arc's Scots Guard - Painting by John Duncan, 1896

The Execution - Gobelin by Jean-Paul Laurens, 1905–1907

Inspiring the Troops - Gobelin by Jean-Paul Laurens, 1899–1901

Leaving Vaucouleurs - Painting by Jean Jacques Scherrer, 1897

Jeanne d'Arc at the Coronation of Charles VII - Painting by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, 1854

The Maid of Orléans - Painting by Jan Matejko, 1886

Adoration of St. Jeanne d'Arc - Painting by J. William Fosdick, 1896

Jeanne d'Arc insulted in prision - Painting by Isidore Patrois

Being Led to her Death - Painting by Isidore Patrois, 1867

Painting by Howard Pyle

Vision of Jeanne d'Arc - Painting by Gaston Save, 1893

Appearance of Sts Catherine and Michael to Jeanne d'Arc - Painting by Hermann Anton Stilke, 1843

Jeanne's death at the stake - Painting by Anton Hermann Stilke, 1843

Jeanne is kneeling before Saint Catherine who Presents her with her Banner Painting by Henryk Siemiradzki. Circa 1872.

Painting by Henry Scheffer created 1887

Painting by Hébert Ernest

Painting by Harold Piffard, c.1895

Painting from the book By H. Wallon, 1876. Unknown artist

Painting by Saint-Evre Gillot created 1837 Jeanne d'Arc devant le roi Charles VII à Chinon, répond aux prélats qui l'interrogent, février 1429

Painting by Saint-Evre Gillot

Jeanne is suddenly awoken by an angel, who warns her that she has to attack the English, who have laid siege around Orléans. Painting by George William Joy, 1895.

Painting by Gaston Bussiere

Jeanne d'Arc La bataille de Patay. Painting by Franck Craig, around 1900

Jeanne d'Arc and the Archangel - By Michael Eugene Thirion, 1876

Painting by Annie Louisa Swynnerton

Jeanne d'Arc in Battle - Painting by Anton Hermann Stilke, 1843

Painting by Adolphe Alexandre Dillens, Between 1847 and 1852

Joan of Arc, Donato Giancola, oil on panel, 2012

Listening to the Voices By D. N. Maillart

Jeanne d’Arc has inspired artistic and cultural works for six centuries. The following lists cover some works of high art, and recent representations in popular culture. Lesser known works, particularly from early periods, are not included.

Date	Title	Artist	Location	Notes
10 May 1429	untitled	Clément de Fauquembergue	Sketch in the margin of the register of the Parlement of Paris by Clément de Fauquembergue, 1429, drawn on the day that news arrived in Paris of the French victory at Orléans. Though Fauquembergue never saw her in person, this is the only extant depiction from her lifetime.
c. 1450	Le Champion des Dames	Martin Lefranc		Miniature portrait in an illustrated manuscript in an anachronistic Biblical setting, with long hair, wearing armor and a long robe.
c. 1460	Chronique de Charles VII	Jean Chartier		Miniature portrait in an illustrated manuscript, similar portrayal to Le Champion des Dames.
1484	Vigiles du Roi Charles VII	?		Miniature portrait in an illuminated manuscript, similar portrayal to Le Champion des Dames.
1493	untitled	Martial d’Auvergne		1490s Depiction of the Siege of Orleans of 1429.
15th century	untitled	?		Miniature from Vigiles du roi Charles VII. Joan of Arc and Charles VII, king of France.
15th century	untitled	?		Miniature from Vigiles du roi Charles VII. The assault on Paris.
15th century	untitled	?		Miniature from Vigiles du roi Charles VII. Jeanne is driven in front of her judges. Jeanne arrive à Chinon.
15th century	untitled	?		Miniature from Vigiles du roi Charles VII. Jeanne being tied up.
15th century	untitled	?		Miniature from Vigiles du roi Charles VII. The citizens of Troyes hand over city keys to the Dauphin and Joan of Arc.
15th century	untitled	?		Miniature from Vigiles du roi Charles VII. Jeanne hunts prostitutes in the army
late 15th century	untitled	?	Hermitage of Notre-Dame de Bermont, France	Fresco of two young women: one a peasant girl at prayer, the other dressed in male attire: possible depictions of Joan of Arc rediscovered underneath a later work. Joan of Arc was known to pray often at the site.
late 15th century	Joan of Ark	?	Hermitage of Notre-Dame de Bermont, France	The young girl is kneeling, doubtless in a chateau, because the ground is not the beaten earth of the houses of the era but a green and black tile-flooring. She is dressed in grey, with high hose, an attire of a man. Thence to think that it has to do with the departure from Vaucouleurs or arrival at Chinon, there is not but to take a step; to prove it is another thing.
1505	untitled	?		Joan of Arc depicted on horseback in an illustration from a 1505 manuscript
1557	Portrait of the Town Council of Orléans	?		Joan of Arc wears a robe with slashed sleeves and a plume (symbolic of victory in war) and holds a sword. This became a model for many later portraits.
1620	Joan of Arc at Prayer	Peter Paul Rubens	North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
1819	Jeanne d’Arc prisonnière à Rouen (Jeanne d’Arc prisoner to Rouen)	Pierre Révoil	Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen	oil on canvas, Height: 137 cm (53.9 in). Width: 174.5 cm (68.7 in).
1824	Jeanne d’Arc interrogated in prison by the cardinal of Winchester	Paul Delaroche	Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rouen	oil on canvas 277 x 217 cm
1830	The Painter’s studio	Josef Danhauser	Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
1833	Jeanne d’Arc, in the presence of Charles VII, answers questions from churchmen about her visions and revelations	Gillot Saint-Èvre	Louvre, Paris	170 x 140 cm
before 1843	Jeanne d’Arc	Raymond Monvoisin	Collection of the Palacio Vergara de Viña del Mar	oil on canvas, 142 × 101 cm (55.9 × 39.8 in)
1843	Joan of Arc’s Death at the Stake	Hermann Anton Stilke	Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg	oil on canvas 119.5 × 83.5 cm (47 × 32.9 in)
1843	Appearance of Sts. Catherine and Michael to Joan of Arc	Hermann Anton Stilke	Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg	oil on canvas, 119.5 × 83.5 cm (47 × 32.9 in)
1843	Joan of Arc in Battle	Hermann Anton Stilke	Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg	oil on canvas, 135 × 146 cm (53.1 × 57.5 in)
1843	Entry of Jeanne d’Arc at Orléans, May 8, 1429	Henry Scheffer	Palace of Versailles (Galerie des Batailles), Versailles	oil on canvas, Height: 425 cm (167.3 in). Width: 483 cm (190.2 in)
1847-1852	Capture of Jeanne d’Arc	Adolphe Dillens	Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg	52.5 × 72 cm (20.7 × 28.3 in)
1852	?	August Gustav Lasinsky		Johanna von Orléans in der Schlacht (Joan of Arc in battle), oil on canvas, 76,5 x 107,5 cm.
1854	Jeanne at the coronation of Charles VII	Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres	Musee du Louvre, Paris	oil on canvas, Height: 240 cm (94.5 in). Width: 178 cm (70.1 in)
ca. 1859	?	Léon-François Bénouville	Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen	Jeanne d’Arc écoutant ses voix (Joan of Arc listening to voices)
1863	Joan of Arc Kissing the Sword of Delivrance	Dante Gabriel Rossetti	Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Strasbourg	oil on canvas, 61.2 × 53.2 cm (24.1 × 20.9 in)
1864	?	Stanisław Chlebowski	Musée Barrois (Bar-le-Duc), France	Jeanne d’Arc prisoner of the English
1864	Joan of Arc	Dante Gabriel Rossetti	private collection	watercolor and bodycolour over pencil, 31 × 30 cm (12.2 × 11.8 in)
1865	Joan of Arc at Prayer	John Everett Millais	Private collection
c. 1870	Jeanne d’Arc arriving at Orléans	Jean-Jacques Scherrer	Musée Jeanne-d’Arc, Rouen
1876	Jeanne d’Arc écoutant les voix (Joan of Arc’s awe upon receiving a vision from the Archangel Michael)	Eugène Thirion	Ville de Chatou, église Notre-Dame	oil on canvas
1879	Jeanne d’Arc	Jules Bastien-Lepage	Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York	oil on canvas 100″ x 110″
1880	Joan captured by the Burgundians at Compiègne	Giraudon	Panthéon, Paris	mural
1884	Joan of Arc listening for the first time to the voices that predict her prominent fate	Pedro Américo	Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Rio de Janeiro	oil on canvas, 229 × 156 cm (90.2 × 61.4 in)
1886	Jeanne in adoration before the Virgin	Eugène Grandin, based on a work by Momet	Mehun-sur-Yèvre
1886	The Maid of Orléans, entrance of Joan of Arc into Reims in 1429	Jan Matejko
1889	Joan of Arc, or Breton girl spinning	Paul Gauguin	Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam	Fresco in wooden support, 134 × 62.9 cm (52.8 × 24.8 in)
1880–1890	Jeanne d’Arc hears her voices	Eugène Carrière	Musée d’Orsay, Paris
1886–1890	Jeanne d’Arc, shepherdess	Jules-Eugène Lenepveu	Panthéon, Paris
1886–1890	Jeanne d’Arc in armor before Orléans	Jules-Eugène Lenepveu	Panthéon, Paris
1886–1890	Jeanne d’Arc in Rheims at the time of king Charles VII’s coronation	Jules-Eugène Lenepveu	Panthéon, Paris
1886–1890	Jeanne at the stake	Jules-Eugène Lenepveu	Panthéon, Paris
1895	?	George William Joy		Sleeping Joan of Arc (Joan of Arc on her way to Reims)
19th century	untitled	William Etty		Jeanne d’Arc à la sortie d’Orléans, repoussant les Anglais (Joan of Arc at the exit of Orleans, pushing the English away).
19th century	Jeanne d’Arc + 1431	?	Musée Louis-Philippe, Eu, Seine-Maritime	oil on canvas, 124.5 × 89 cm (49 × 35 in)
ca. 19th century	untitled	?		Joan of Arc, burning at the stake
ca. 19th/20th century	?	François Chifflart		Jeanne d´Arc. Oil on canvas, 75 x 60 cm.
late 19th century	Joan of Arc kneeling before angel	Henryk Siemiradzki
ca. 1901	?	François Chifflart		Jeanne d’Arc. Oil on canvas, 73 x 60 cm.
1903	?	Albert Lynch		engraving from Figaro Illustre magazine
1907	?	Craig Franck		Joan of Arc
1909	?	Paul de La Boulaye		Sainte Jeanne d’Arc, oil on canvas
before 1911	Joan of Arc in Prison	Howard Pyle	private collection	oil on canvas
1912	untitled	Andrew C.P. Haggard		Portrait of Joan of Arc
1912	?	Roger de La Fresnaye	Musée d’art moderne de Troyes, Troyes	Jeanne d’Arc
? (19th century)	The departure of Jeanne d’Arc	Jean-Jacques Scherrer	Musée Jeanne-d’Arc, Vaucouleurs	oil on canvas 430 x 320 cm
?	St. Joan	John William Waterhouse (1849-1917)	private collection	oil on canvas, 48 × 55 cm (18.9 × 21.7 in)
?	Joan of Arc	Charles-Amable Lenoir (1860-1926)	private collection
?	Jeanne d’Arc	Gaston Bussière
?	Joan of Arc	Gari Melchers (1860-1932)	Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis	oil on canvas, 30 × 23 in (76.2 × 58.4 cm)
before 1933	?	Annie Swynnerton		Joan of Arc
?	Joan of Arc at Vaucouleurs	C. R. Walter	Musée Jeanne-d’Arc, Chinon
?	Joan of Arc	Harold H. Piffard	Public collection	oil on canvas, 91.5 × 72.2 cm (36 × 28.4 in)