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  2. Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau - Wikipedia

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    Antonio de La Gándara, Madame Pierre Gautreau, 1898. Virginie Avegno became one of Paris's conspicuous beauties, as she was a pale-skinned brunette with fine, cameo-like features and an hourglass figure. She was known to use lavender-colored face and body powder to enhance her complexion, to dye her hair with henna, and to color her eyebrows ...

  3. Portrait of Madame X - Wikipedia

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    Madame X or Portrait of Madame X is a portrait painting by John Singer Sargent of a young socialite, Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau, wife of the French banker Pierre Gautreau. Madame X was painted not as a commission, but at the request of Sargent. [1] It is a study in opposition.

  4. Wikipedia : Featured picture candidates/Madame X

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    The lady in question is Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau. According to the articles of this saucy lady, she wore powder of lavender, which I ascertain from third-party sites would make her smell as such, but I feel her skin tone has been given a slight lavender appearance as well (the entire painting uses light rose colors).

  5. Virginie de Ternant - Wikipedia

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    Marie Virginie de Ternant, née Trahan (August 16, 1818 – November 7, 1887), was the owner and manager of the Parlange Plantation, near New Roads, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. It was through her strong personality, diplomacy and charm that she saved the house from destruction throughout its occupation by both the Union and Confederate ...

  6. Sur (film) - Wikipedia

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    Sur (South) is a 1988 Argentine drama film written and directed by Fernando E. Solanas. The film features Susú Pecoraro, Miguel Ángel Solá, Philippe Léotard, Lito Cruz, Ulises Dumont among others. [1] Following its debut at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival, Sur collected a host of awards from prestigious international film festivals.

  7. Talk:Portrait of Madame X - Wikipedia

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    3 File:John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London) - Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau) - Google Art Project.jpg to appear as POTD 1 comment 4 Query - skin color and muscle definition.

  8. Avegno - Wikipedia

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    Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau (1859–1915), American socialite This page was last edited on 6 October 2022, at 19:49 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...

  9. Jacky in Women's Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Bubunne is a matriarchal totalitarian country led by the ruthless La Générale (Generaless). In Bubunne, the roles of men and women are reversed, up to the point where the male population is deprived of any civil rights, including work, education, military service, freedom of marriage etc. Men wear veils called "Voilerie" that are similar to burqas but without covering the entire face; they ...