John Singer Sargent's painting "Madame X" inspired @laurensanchezbezos's look at the Met Gala. Deborah Davis, author of "Strapless, John Singer Sargent and the Fall of Madame X," tells CNN the scandal behind Portrait of Madame X (1884), by John Singer Sargent, Portrait of Madame X depicts Parisian socialite Virginie Amlie Avegno Gautreau. Sargent painted the portrait at his own request, fascinated by Nora Dress in Nude by Madame X for Hire GlamCorner Vintage Madame X Style Black Evening Gown Size 8 Xtabay Vintage