'Joan of Arc': My Favorite Painting
By Brad Miner Many readers know of my passion for art, especially painting. I'm particularly fond of the work of the great Catholic artists Caravaggio, Rubens, and Vermeer, and some examples of their work are in the collection of my favorite museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. What readers don't know is that nothing at the MET by those greats is my favorite. That distinction, such as it is, belongs to Jules Bastien-Lepage's Joan of Arc. In fact, when my wife and I visit the MET, I'm like a Great Dame puppy pulling her along behind me as I rush up the Grand Staircase to…
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