Scenes from the life of Joan of Arc
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
L. 22 1/4 x W. 32 1/2 inches 56.5 x 82.6 cm
Classification
Textiles-Printed
Culture
French, Munster
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1913
Accession Number
13.133.3
Tags
Art Historical Context
This vibrant printed cotton panel, *Scenes from the Life of of Arc* (1817), was produced by the renowned French textile firm Hartmann et Fils in collaboration with designer Charles Abraham Chassel. Measuring 22¼ x 32½ inches, it captures dramatic moments from the life of the 15th-century French heroinedepicting her with horses, soldiers, women, and trees in a narrative tableau. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department, this piece exemplifies early 19th-century printed textiles from the Mulhouse region (near Munster), where innovative factorie...