Joan of Arc Jeanne d'Arc in French has inspired artistic and cultural works for nearly six centuries. The following lists cover various media to include items of historic interest, enduring works of high art, and recent representations in popular culture.
The entries represent portrayals that a reader has a reasonable chance of encountering rather than a complete catalog. Lesser known works, particularly from early periods, are not included. In this article, many of the excluded items are derivative of better known representations.
For instance, Friedrich Schiller 's play The Maid of Orleans inspired at least 82 different dramatic works during the nineteenth century, and Verdi's and Tchaikovsky's operatic adaptations are still recorded and performed. Most of the others survive only in research libraries.
Despite a great deal of scholarly interest in Joan of Arc, no complete list of artistic works about her exists, although a doctoral dissertation did identify all relevant films including ones for which no copy survives.
Portrayals of Joan of Arc are numerous. There were also three radio dramatizations of the story of Joan during those years, one of them specifically written with a World War II framework. Joan of Arc has often been depicted in fashion.
