Medal of Jeanne d'Arc
medalist
Paul Manship
(Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1885 - 1966, New York)
subject
Joan of Arc
(French, 1412 - 1431)
Date1915
Place MadeUnited States, North America
MediumBronze
Dimensions7 cm (2 3/4 in.) diameter
ClassificationsMedals and Medallions
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS27w16
eMuseum ID724925
EmbARK ObjectID12608
TMS Source ID1684
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 249.
Walter Hancock. “Paul Manship.” Fenway Court (Oct. 1966), p. 5, ill. 6.
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston: 1977), p. 164, no. 208.
Tanya Karpiak. "The medallic secrets of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum." The Medal (Autumn 2014), pp.17, 19, fig. 9.
Walter Hancock. “Paul Manship.” Fenway Court (Oct. 1966), p. 5, ill. 6.
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston: 1977), p. 164, no. 208.
Tanya Karpiak. "The medallic secrets of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum." The Medal (Autumn 2014), pp.17, 19, fig. 9.
MarksNotesSigned and dated (obverse): PAUL MANSHIP 1915
Inscribed (obverse): JEANNE D ARC
Inscribed (reverse): LA VIERGE HEROIQUE ET MARTYRE MCCCCXXXI
Inscribed (obverse): JEANNE D ARC
Inscribed (reverse): LA VIERGE HEROIQUE ET MARTYRE MCCCCXXXI
ProvenanceNotesGift from Paul Manship to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 1 May 1917.
