Sword against the flame
Jehanne stands before her judges
Faith outlives the fire
Jehanne of Arc stands composed amid soldiers, banners and the instruments of judgment. Sword in hand, she confronts the authority that condemns her while the waiting pyre turns her fate into a powerful image of courage, conviction and resistance.
Jehanne of Arc, wearing a low-cut neckline and long, loose hair, chevalry helmet, as well as masculine attributes such as a sword (properly held by the handle) and a standard bearing the monogram of Jesus Christ (JHS), not a saint in niche: style of Rousseau and Modigliani, with intricate internal patterns ...