![1. What strikes you most prominently about this portrait? 2. How do you think Sargent felt about Madame X? 3. Do you think this is a beautiful painting? What accounts for its beauty 4. If you discovered that this painting caused a scandal, how would that change your understanding of it?](https://commons.mtholyoke.edu/philosophyatthemuseum/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2016/02/Madame_X_Madame_Pierre_Gautreau_John_Singer_Sargent_1884_unfree_frame_crop-527x1024.jpg)
- What strikes you most prominently about this portrait?
- What attitude towards Madame X does the painting convey?
- Do you think this is a beautiful painting? What accounts for its beauty?
- If you discovered that this painting caused a scandal, how would that change your understanding of it?