American Art Collaborative

Paul Manship’s Jeanne d’Arc medal was created to benefit the Italian War Relief Committee. The reverse depicts Joan of Arc being burned in 1431 for having challenged the authority of the Church. The “Maid of Orleans” was convicted of heresy for claiming that God spoke directly to her, commanding Joan to save France from the English invaders. As Joan suffers at the stake, a hand reaches from the clouds to lift her soul into heaven