I know that I posted a photo of this statue of Joan of Arc by American sculptress Anna Hyatt Huntingdon in December but we went back to the bishop’s garden in Blois so I could take a better photo. Remember it’s the sculpture that was too good to be the work of a woman!!!! Je sais …
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Joan of Arc in Blois – Jeanne d'arc à Blois
Yesterday, I mentioned the statue of Joan of Arc in Blois by American sculptress Anna Hyatt Huntingdon. I remembered having taken a photo two years ago (in better weather – it was August) in the bishop’s garden next to the town hall. It was very sunny so you can’t see her clearly but I know I …
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Diane in Blois
We found a new park in Blois on Sunday. I can’t wait to go back when the sun’s out. In the meantime, here is Diane of the Chase by Anna Hyatt Huntingdon. An article in our local paper, La Nouvelle République tells the story of how the Salon de Paris exhibition in 1910 refused to give first prize …