Joan of Arc (Emmanuel Fremiet, 1924)
This statue memorializes Joan of Arc, who at age 16, armed with divine inspiration, led her French countrymen to victory over the English in the Battle of Orleans. She was condemned as a witch and burned at the stake by the English at age 19. Nearly 500 years later she was declared a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. The statue depicts Joan as she prepares to ride into Orleans on horseback. Once covered with gold, the statue now suffers from extensive corrosion.