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The Arrest of Joan of Arc
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Adèle Martin, 1801 – 1875
Adèle Martin's 1 Most Famous Paintings
The Arrest of Joan of Arc (1835) is the painting Adèle Martin is best remembered for. Our catalogue counts 1 works by Adèle Martin. Here are the 1 most famous, with the year, the museum and the story of each canvas.
Ranked by our popularity score, which combines the searches, visits and orders for each work. Updated November 2026. Each painting on this page can be ordered as an oil reproduction painted by hand on linen canvas, or as a fine art print, made to the size you choose.
- Born · died
- 1801 – 1875, Dijon
- Works in our catalogue
- 1
- Most famous
- The Arrest of Joan of Arc (1835)
The ten best-loved paintings by Adèle Martin
Adèle Martin's most famous canvases, one year after another
The dated canvases of Adèle Martin on this page all belong to 1835: here they are, in order of fame.
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The Arrest of Joan of Arc
Adèle Martin's canvases, question by question
Which canvas is Adèle Martin most remembered for?Read the answer
The Arrest of Joan of Arc (1835).
The Arrest of Joan of Arc: how old was Adèle Martin when it was painted?Read the answer
Adèle Martin, born in 1801, was 34 years old: The Arrest of Joan of Arc dates from 1835.
How many paintings did Adèle Martin create?Read the answer
1 works by Adèle Martin are in our catalogue.
Where can I buy a reproduction of a Adèle Martin painting?Read the answer
Yes. Every painting on this page can be ordered from its own page as an oil reproduction painted by hand, or as a fine art print, in the size you choose.
Meet the painter: Adèle Martin
A Life in Color and Shadow
Born in Dijon, France, in 1801, Joséphine Adèle Marie Martin lived a life that saw her move from the quietude of her birthplace to the bustling energy of Paris. Known to many as Adèle Martin or Adèle Dugied, she was a woman who found her voice through the brush. Her presence in the art world was most felt between 1831 and 1847, a period when she established herself as a painter capable of capturing both the dignity of a sitter and the weight of a historical moment.
Her marriage to Pierre Dugied in 1837 marked a chapter in her personal life, yet her identity remained deeply tied to her craft. She navigated the social and professional landscapes of mid-nineteenth-century France, leaving behind works that reflect the era's preoccupation with character and narrative. Her legacy is preserved in collections such as Le musée Magnin de Dijon, where her hand remains visible to those who seek the stories of the past.
The Subjects of Her Brush
Adèle Martin’s work moved between the intimate and the dramatic. She possessed the ability to focus on the subtle nuances of a person's face or the tension of a historical scene. Her repertoire included:
- Portrait de madame Philippon-Magnin
- The Arrest of Joan of Arc
In her portraits, there is a sense of the individual, a way of freezing a moment of quietude or social standing. When she turned her attention to history, as seen in her depiction of Joan of Arc, the scale of her ambition shifted. She sought to translate the gravity of legend into a visual language that her contemporaries could recognize and feel.
A Quiet Legacy
Though her active years as a painter were concentrated in a specific window of time, the impact of her work endured. She died in Dijon in 1875, leaving behind a body of work that speaks to the skill of a woman who carved out a space for herself in a demanding profession. Her paintings remain as physical traces of her life, offering a window into the visual culture of nineteenth-century France.