Madame X
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Madame X is a famous 1884 portrait by John Singer Sargent, renowned for its provocative depiction of Parisian socialite Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau and the scandal it caused at the Paris Salon.
Aliases (3)
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting → |
| artForm | easel painting → |
| cataloguedIn | Metropolitan Museum of Art collection catalog → |
| collection |
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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surface form: "The Metropolitan Museum of Art"
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| colorPalette | dark background with pale figure → |
| countryOfOrigin | France → |
| creator | John Singer Sargent → |
| creatorNationality | American → |
| creatorResidenceAtTimeOfWork | Paris → |
| depicts | Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau → |
| depictsNationality | American → |
| depictsOccupation | socialite → |
| depictsPerson | Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau → |
| depictsResidence | Paris → |
| depictsSex | female → |
| exhibitedAt | Paris Salon → |
| exhibitionYear | 1884 → |
| genre | portrait painting → |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
icon of 19th-century portrait painting
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symbol of scandal in Belle Époque society → |
| hasEffect |
damage to sitter’s social reputation
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temporary setback to Sargent’s career in Paris → |
| hasInfluenced | reputation of John Singer Sargent → |
| hasPart |
bare shoulders
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black evening gown → jewelled straps on dress → pale skin tones of sitter → profile pose of sitter → |
| inception | 1884 → |
| languageOfTitle | French → |
| location |
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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surface form: "The Metropolitan Museum of Art"
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| materialUsed | oil paint → |
| movement | Realism → |
| notableFor |
controversial representation of female beauty
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provocative depiction of sitter → scandal at the 1884 Paris Salon → |
| originalTitle | Portrait de Mme *** → |
| partOf | 19th-century portraiture → |
| setInPeriod | Belle Époque → |
| subjectOf |
art historical analysis
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museum exhibitions → scholarly articles → |
| support | canvas → |
| title | Madame X → |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Portrait of Madame X"
this entity surface form: "Portrait of Madame X"
subject surface form: "John Singer Sargent"
this entity surface form: ""Madame X""
subject surface form: "Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau"
this entity surface form: "Portrait of Madame X"
subject surface form: "Madame X"
this entity surface form: "Portrait de Mme ***"
subject surface form: "Madame X"