Represented as the goddess flora, divinity of flowers and spring, madame du barry rests on a cloud and delicately holds a garland of flowers. Her thin blue shirt falls sensually, revealing her neck and shoulder. A crown of flowers holds her hair which cascades freely down her back and over her right shoulder. Her cheeks a little rosy, she looks at the viewer gently. Three rows of pearls adorn each of her wrists, giving finesse and preciousness to the whole. With this portrait, françois-hubert drouais idealizes both the beauty and the youth of the favorite. The cheeks are enhanced with pink and the curves as well as the modeling rejected on the exteriors, reinforce the feeling of softness and delicacy which emanate from the work and the model. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1773. Dimensions: height: 73 cm (28.7 in) ; width: 59 cm (23.2 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Madame du Barry. Collection: Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Agen. Portrait de Madame Du Barry en Flore
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