Portrait of Madame du Barry by Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun

In a complete 180 from the spiritual contemplation of our last episode, today we're looking at the portrait of Jeanne Bécu, who became Madame du Barry, the last mistress of Louis XV of France. She lived and loved (a lot!) in the days before the French Revolution. We'll find out her fate along with that of her portraitist, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun. I'll give you a hint–only one of them survives! See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/portrait-of-madame-du-barry-by-elisabeth-louise-vigee-le-brun/ SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT) "A Long Look" theme is "Ascension" by Ron Gelinas Episode theme is "String Quartet no. 3, Op. 136" composed by Benjamin Godard, performed by Steve's Bedroom Band. Courtesy of musopen.org Madame du Barry information Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun information Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun Translated by Lionel Strachey Published by Doubleday, Page, & Company 1903. Free epub available at Google Books Wikipedia entry on Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun Grove Art Online (for DC library card holders): Liechtenstein painting information National Gallery copyist program information

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