Joan of Arc Hearing the Voices
| Title | Joan of Arc Hearing the Voices |
|---|---|
| Artist | Luc Olivier Merson |
| Date | 1895 19th century |
| Medium | pen and black and brown ink, with white gouache and gray wash on buff paper |
| Classification | Drawing |
| Holding institution | National Gallery of Art (Washington) |
| Credit line | Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Joan of Arc Hearing the Voices” is a work by Luc Olivier Merson, dated 1895. It is executed in pen and black and brown ink, with white gouache and gray wash on buff paper and classified as drawing. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to 1895. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the National Gallery of Art (Washington) open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via the National Gallery of Art Open Access programme.
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