{"id":19830,"date":"2025-03-11T16:58:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T17:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museu-angra.cultura.azores.gov.pt\/others\/historical-pieces\/madame-du-barry\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T10:11:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T11:11:00","slug":"madame-du-barry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/museu-angra.cultura.azores.gov.pt\/en\/others\/historical-pieces\/madame-du-barry\/","title":{"rendered":"Madame Du Barry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 40%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"493\">Born as Marie-Jeanne B\u00e9cu (1743-1793), she became the Countess du Barry (or Bary) through marriage and was one of the official mistresses of King Louis XV of France. Her figure inspired numerous artists, notably Augustin Pajou (1730-1809), a French neoclassical sculptor and the creator of this bust, which established his reputation as an exceptional portraitist of the female form. Busts of Madame du Barry by Pajou can still be admired today in some of the world\u2019s most important museums.<\/p>&#13;\n<p data-start=\"495\" data-end=\"576\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">This piece is part of the Fine Arts Collection of the Museu de Angra do Hero\u00edsmo.<\/p><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/museu-angra.cultura.azores.gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/banner-44.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12494 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museu-angra.cultura.azores.gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/banner-44.jpg 630w, https:\/\/museu-angra.cultura.azores.gov.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/banner-44-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Born as Marie-Jeanne B\u00e9cu (1743-1793), she became the Countess du Barry (or Bary) through marriage and was one of the official mistresses of King Louis XV of France. 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