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Ars. It then went into the hands of the grand duke of Tuscany, Ferdinand
III, for the big sum of eight hundred dollars. No amount of money could
buy the picture to-day. Ferdinand loved the picture so much that he
always took it with him on all his travels and the grand duchess, his
wife, felt that her baby boys were purer if she had the picture near
her. It got its name "Madonna of the Grand Duke" from the title of the
family. [Illustration: FIG. 10. MADONNA DEL GRAN DUCA. RAPHAEL. PITTI
PALACE, FLORENCE] JOAN OF ARC JULES BASTIEN-LEPAGE (1848-1884) No young
girl in history has had such a wonderful story as Joan of Arc. She began
to hear voices and see visions when she was a little child. She was born
in the tiny village of Domremy, France. Just like the other little
peasant girls around her she helped her mother about the house and at
the spinning. Also she went into the fields with her brothers. One day
when she was in the garden the Archangel St. Michael came to her in a
glory of light. He said she was a good little girl and that she must go
to church and that some day she was to do a great act; she was to crown
the dauphin as king of France at Rheims. Joan was afraid and cried at
what the angel told her, but St. Michael said, "God will help you."
These messages kept coming to her until, when she was sixteen, the
voices insisted, "You must help the king, and save France." France was
in a terrible state at this time, 1428. The English held most of France.
The French king, Charles VI, became insane and died. The son, Dauphin
Charles, was weak and lazy and discouraged; he had no money, no army, no
energy, and like most cowards, ran from his duty and wasted his time in
wickedness. Joan was still urged by voices to save France. At last a
peasant uncle went with her to a man in power to ask for troops. The man
was angry, and said sharply: "The girl is crazy! Box her ears and
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