According to the legendary Poésies de Clotilde, Barbe de Verrue was a French trouvère in the 13th century.[1] She was said to be an adopted child,[1][2] and a successful singer who traveled and performed her own songs. She performed songs about Griseldis, a poem titled Gallic Orpheus about the Gauls,[1] and another titled Aucassin and Nicolette.[2] Her work was described as "lively" and "gay", and not necessarily romantic.[3] She is memorialized as a figure in The Dinner Party by Judy Chicago.[4]