Jules Bastien-Lepage's life-size depiction of Joan of Arc (1412-1431) shows her at the very beginning of her journey to sainthood. But a lot happened between her spiritual awakening in 1425 and her canonization as the patron saint of France in 1920. So, how did she get there? And how was her image molded by the national and spiritual needs of a nation?</p><p>Today's image: Jules Bastien-Lepage, <em>Joan of Arc</em> (1879). Oil on canvas. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.&nbsp;</p><p>New episodes every other Friday. Let's keep in touch! Email: artofhistorypod@gmail.com Instagram: @artofhistorypodcast Twitter: @ArtHistoricPod TikTok: @matta_of_fact</p>--- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/amanda-matta/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/amanda-matta/support</a>