Early Modern · Monuments

Jeanne au bûcher by Maxime Real del Sarte

Jeanne au bûcher by Maxime Real del Sarte is a monument and sculpture that was presented at the Salon des artistes français in 1927, where it received a silver medal. It was also exhibited on the Place de la Concorde in Paris on an unspecified date. In 1927, the work was offered to the Ville de Rouen by its author and later arrived in Rouen, where it was exhibited during the fêtes Jeanne d'Arc. The sculpture was temporarily placed under the porch of the Église Saint-Laurent, then installed under an arcade of the newly constructed halle de la boucherie. After the demolition of the halls and the construction of the new church in the 1970s, it was replaced next to the entrance of the Église Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc. The work has been listed as a historical monument since an unspecified date.

Map showing the location of Jeanne au bûcher in Rouen
Location of Jeanne au bûcher in Rouen

Exhibition and Placement History

Jeanne au bucher was presented at the Salon des artistes francais in 1927, where it received a silver medal. It was also exhibited on the Place de la Concorde in Paris. In 1927, the work was offered to the Ville de Rouen by its author, and it later arrived in Rouen, where it was shown during the fetes Jeanne d'Arc. The sculpture was then temporarily placed under the porch of the Eglise Saint-Laurent before being installed under an arcade of the newly constructed halle de la boucherie. After the demolition of the halls and the construction of the new church in the 1970s, it was moved next to the entrance of the Eglise Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc. The work has been listed as a historical monument since an unspecified date.