Miniatures of Joan of Arc

We do not have an authentic image of Joan of Arc from her own time. There is a drawing from 1429, but we know the artist never saw Joan. Also, apparently, she sat for a portrait, but it did not survive. This medieval miniature below was painted some time between 1450 and 1500, meaning that it was several decades after her death. Notice the three saints sitting above her shoulder: they are the subject of this chapter.

Shown up top is a miniature from Les Vigiles de Charles VII by Martial d'Auvergne written around 1483-1484 as a liturgical poem about the Hundred Years War. Some of the images in Les Vigiles are fascinating, like this one, which shows Joan of Arc chasing prostitutes out of the army.