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Madame X, Unveiled

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The story behind John Singer Sargent’s iconic painting, Portrait of Madame X, rarely focuses on on the life of its subject, Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau. A prominent Parisian socialite known for her striking beauty, Amélie’s story before and after Sargent’s portrait speaks volumes about attitudes towards women in the elite circles of Belle Époque Paris.

Today’s artwork: John Singer Sargent, Portrait of Madame X (1884). Oil on Canvas. Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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