Paule de Viguier

Paule de Viguier (1518 in Toulouse - 12 March 1610 in Toulouse) was a French noblewoman and Baroness of Fonterville by 1533. She was made famous as the subject of the painting La Belle Paule by painter Henri Rachou, which is housed today in the Capitole de Toulouse.[1][2][3][4]

de Viguier as depicted in La Belle Paule by Rachou

References
  1. "Alphonse Bremond, Historical Notice (the convent of the Cordeliers Toulouse) , Toulouse, Imp. Rives and Privat, nd (1871)" (PDF).
  2. "« la Belle Paule », entre romantisme et vérité historique - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Toulouse". www.chu-toulouse.fr (in French).
  3. Haute-Garonne, Conseil Départemental de la. "ad31 - Personnalités Haut-Garonnaises - Paule de Viguier". archives.haute-garonne.fr.
  4. "Histoire de Toulouse ; La Belle Paule - Le Journal Toulousain, journal de solutions". Le Journal Toulousain, journal de solutions (in French). 5 August 2009.


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