page_title: Agnès Sorel
section_title: Legacy
hierarchical_section_title: Agnès Sorel / Legacy
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Portrait inspiré de la Vierge du diptyque de Melun English: Portrait inspired by the Virgin in the Melun Diptych
context_page_description: Agnès Sorel, known by the sobriquet Dame de beauté, was a favourite, and chief mistress, of King Charles VII of France, by whom she bore four daughters. She is considered the first officially recognized royal mistress of a French king. She was the subject of several contemporary paintings and works of art, including Jean Fouquet's Virgin and Child Surrounded by Angels.
context_section_description: Sorel plays a main part in Voltaire's La Pucelle. Two Russian operas from the late 19th century also portray her, along with Charles VII: Pyotr Tchaikovsky's The Maid of Orleans and César Cui's The Saracen. She is also a featured figure on Judy Chicago's installation piece The Dinner Party, being represented as one of the 999 names on the Heritage Floor. Two garments use Sorel's name in their descriptors, Agnes Sorel bodice, Agnes Sorel corsage and a fashion style named after her as well, Agnes Sorel style, which is described as a "princess" style of dressing.
caption: A 16th-century portrait after Jean Fouquet's 'Virgin and Child'
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