tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634366373925634459.post6301729843927615864..comments2023-11-22T01:20:04.055-08:00Comments on Painting History: Patriotic IconXenophonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670105499646555863noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634366373925634459.post-21906143187589399052010-07-01T05:15:18.767-07:002010-07-01T05:15:18.767-07:00As a historical figure Jeanne was nearly forgotten...As a historical figure Jeanne was nearly forgotten, and it was Napoleon who discovered her as a national icon against the English.Xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07670105499646555863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-634366373925634459.post-30236005415368603882010-06-24T17:15:36.593-07:002010-06-24T17:15:36.593-07:00Scherrer is not my favourite artist, but I love th...Scherrer is not my favourite artist, but I love the paintings. This is because Jeanne d'Arc seemed to be adopted by people for their own, contemporary purposes: <br />the Catholic Church, <br />French ultra-nationalists, <br />anti-British people, <br />anti-German people, <br />left wing feminists, <br />right wing conspiracy theorists, transvestites and every other political and religious cause.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com