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You mentioned on your talk today "this is on the—very unusual for the time—subject of a woman in full military kit fighting and defeating a man." Sources permitting, you might mention the quite extensive tradition of battling babes in armour in depictions of Gerusalemme liberata, and some similar works - eg Bradamante in Ariosto. Clorinda (Jerusalem Delivered) is the top gal here. If it wasn't for the wholly unacceptable treatment of Islam, Tasso would be ripe for a Hollywood franchise, full of super-powers, magic, sex and warrior girls. GL was the dominant source of such imagery from the 16th to 18th centuries in Europe, before mostly being replaced by scenes from Byron and Scott. But we show a Delacroix of Clorinda doing her stuff. Johnbod ( talk) 13:27, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
There's a lot of stuff about Etty himself, who has own Wikipedia page, as well as other works of his, most of which also have their own pages. I think 80%+ of that material should go, leaving only what is directly relevant to this painting. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChengduTeacher ( talk • contribs) 01:59, 9 July 2018 (UTC)
This is by my count the third painting by William Etty that has (relatively) recently made it to both Featured Article and TFA status. The William Etty article itself is also a featured article, from which a fact appeared in the "Did You Know?" column in 2015. As far as I can tell, Etty, of whom I had literally never heard before I read my first Wiki article about him, has received more Wiki attention than Leonardo, Rembrandt and Goya combined! (Moreover, all the articles themselves stress that Etty, far from being universally regarded as a master in his day, was often dismissed and even reviled by his contemporaries.)
Isn't this a bit of overkill, guys? His work may be *historically* of interest, but why not highlight the works of painters who have both artistic and historical import? Don't you think more celebrated painters should get a chance at a TFA more often? Dylanexpert ( talk) 11:00, 10 July 2018 (UTC)
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Britomart Redeems Faire Amoret (pictured) illustrates the virtues of honour and chastity through the depiction of occultism, partial nudity, violent death and implied sexual torture? |
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You mentioned on your talk today "this is on the—very unusual for the time—subject of a woman in full military kit fighting and defeating a man." Sources permitting, you might mention the quite extensive tradition of battling babes in armour in depictions of Gerusalemme liberata, and some similar works - eg Bradamante in Ariosto. Clorinda (Jerusalem Delivered) is the top gal here. If it wasn't for the wholly unacceptable treatment of Islam, Tasso would be ripe for a Hollywood franchise, full of super-powers, magic, sex and warrior girls. GL was the dominant source of such imagery from the 16th to 18th centuries in Europe, before mostly being replaced by scenes from Byron and Scott. But we show a Delacroix of Clorinda doing her stuff. Johnbod ( talk) 13:27, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
There's a lot of stuff about Etty himself, who has own Wikipedia page, as well as other works of his, most of which also have their own pages. I think 80%+ of that material should go, leaving only what is directly relevant to this painting. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChengduTeacher ( talk • contribs) 01:59, 9 July 2018 (UTC)
This is by my count the third painting by William Etty that has (relatively) recently made it to both Featured Article and TFA status. The William Etty article itself is also a featured article, from which a fact appeared in the "Did You Know?" column in 2015. As far as I can tell, Etty, of whom I had literally never heard before I read my first Wiki article about him, has received more Wiki attention than Leonardo, Rembrandt and Goya combined! (Moreover, all the articles themselves stress that Etty, far from being universally regarded as a master in his day, was often dismissed and even reviled by his contemporaries.)
Isn't this a bit of overkill, guys? His work may be *historically* of interest, but why not highlight the works of painters who have both artistic and historical import? Don't you think more celebrated painters should get a chance at a TFA more often? Dylanexpert ( talk) 11:00, 10 July 2018 (UTC)