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We've gone through a number of different Danae paintings illustrating this scene from significant artists . Perhaps something needs to be mentioned of the popularity of this scene in painting, and have links to the various interpretations. - Ravenous 15:10, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
Images should be chosen which highlight major events in the story of Danaë. Thus, I would argue against having two images of her impregnation by Zeus represented, when there exist depictions of other central events (even if depictions of the former are a more common subject in artistic interpretations of the myth). I had selected Waterhouse's Danaë as a secondary image as it shows Danaë and her son Perseus being loaded into the wooden casket. Which interpretation of the earlier event — Titian's, Rembrant's, Klimt's, or Gossaert's — is most "representative?" You decide. In any case, the {{Commonscat}} tag leads to a gallery at WikiCommons featuring many more visual representations of Danaë. A paragraph on the impact of art would also be a very good addition to the current article. - Severa ( !!!) 19:56, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
Images should be chosen which highlight major events in the story of Danaë.
After coming back to more of these stories (especially ones in Ovid) and finding so many important works of art influenced by them, I'm starting to think of what could be done to reference them. Obviously we shouldn't be stuffing several large images on the page, especially if they are depicting the exact same scene. But is a Commons tag really sufficient? From a personal perspective, I hardly ever even notice those. How about a compromise, like a "gallery", such as:
It'd be under a section that explains the impact of the story on the art world, including reasons for popularity (such as in Danae's case, the parallels with Mary's immaculate conception). And the paintings would have the artist name linked under them. Having 12 might be overkill, but perhaps a handful of the most well known. Has this type of thing come up on wikipedia before, any prior discusions/decisions? - Ravenous 22:08, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
I think a solution might be to expand the article, add a few select images, and then police it regularily to make sure it doesn't get out of hand. Create a logical system for inclusion and then just revert any addition that falls outside of it. I've done this with "External links" sections at articles before. As most, but not all (see Waterhouse's Danaë), artistic renditions of Danaë depict her visitation by Zeus, a suggestion for picking the images for this article would be to choose ones that "represent" each artistic movement, which would give readers an idea of how Danaë has been envisioned by artists throughout the ages. - Severa ( !!!) 11:53, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
How common is this other version? Why is it secondary? etc. - 131.202.146.246 ( talk) 19:36, 9 October 2009 (UTC)
"Another version states that, angry that his grandfather tried to kill him and his mother, Perseus returned home and challenged Acrisius in his court. He took out Medusa's head from a sack and turned Acrisius and his court to stone."
Who wrote this alternate version? Is there a source for the above?
ICE77 ( talk) 04:33, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
I'm seeking consensus from this community to re-include a link to this page: http://beckydaroff.com/stories/details.php?recordID=159. This is an entry in 'Stories in Art,' my searchable database of paintings that tell stories: this entry is Correggio's depiction of Danae and the Shower of Gold. The user can visually compare this with other paintings that depict the theme of Danae, and other related themes such as Leda and the Swan (both stories about Zeus' lovers). 'Stories in Art' is a not-for-profit project. I do not benefit in any way from additional visits to my site, other than the gratification that a stranger might appreciate how different artists handle the same theme because of my project. Please ask any questions you may have, and thank you for your consideration. Bdaroff ( talk) 01:27, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
A good 60% of this article seems to be about Perseus, Acrisias, and others. Only a handful of sentences are actually about Danae herself. Logically, it seems like the Perseus stuff should be in an article about Perseus, as it really has very little to do with Danae herself. Chillowack ( talk) 17:07, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
It also contains style of writing that is matched to specific people, for example; it includes this: BC, instead of BCE. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.237.70.36 ( talk) 09:15, 7 November 2011 (UTC)
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We've gone through a number of different Danae paintings illustrating this scene from significant artists . Perhaps something needs to be mentioned of the popularity of this scene in painting, and have links to the various interpretations. - Ravenous 15:10, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
Images should be chosen which highlight major events in the story of Danaë. Thus, I would argue against having two images of her impregnation by Zeus represented, when there exist depictions of other central events (even if depictions of the former are a more common subject in artistic interpretations of the myth). I had selected Waterhouse's Danaë as a secondary image as it shows Danaë and her son Perseus being loaded into the wooden casket. Which interpretation of the earlier event — Titian's, Rembrant's, Klimt's, or Gossaert's — is most "representative?" You decide. In any case, the {{Commonscat}} tag leads to a gallery at WikiCommons featuring many more visual representations of Danaë. A paragraph on the impact of art would also be a very good addition to the current article. - Severa ( !!!) 19:56, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
Images should be chosen which highlight major events in the story of Danaë.
After coming back to more of these stories (especially ones in Ovid) and finding so many important works of art influenced by them, I'm starting to think of what could be done to reference them. Obviously we shouldn't be stuffing several large images on the page, especially if they are depicting the exact same scene. But is a Commons tag really sufficient? From a personal perspective, I hardly ever even notice those. How about a compromise, like a "gallery", such as:
It'd be under a section that explains the impact of the story on the art world, including reasons for popularity (such as in Danae's case, the parallels with Mary's immaculate conception). And the paintings would have the artist name linked under them. Having 12 might be overkill, but perhaps a handful of the most well known. Has this type of thing come up on wikipedia before, any prior discusions/decisions? - Ravenous 22:08, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
I think a solution might be to expand the article, add a few select images, and then police it regularily to make sure it doesn't get out of hand. Create a logical system for inclusion and then just revert any addition that falls outside of it. I've done this with "External links" sections at articles before. As most, but not all (see Waterhouse's Danaë), artistic renditions of Danaë depict her visitation by Zeus, a suggestion for picking the images for this article would be to choose ones that "represent" each artistic movement, which would give readers an idea of how Danaë has been envisioned by artists throughout the ages. - Severa ( !!!) 11:53, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
How common is this other version? Why is it secondary? etc. - 131.202.146.246 ( talk) 19:36, 9 October 2009 (UTC)
"Another version states that, angry that his grandfather tried to kill him and his mother, Perseus returned home and challenged Acrisius in his court. He took out Medusa's head from a sack and turned Acrisius and his court to stone."
Who wrote this alternate version? Is there a source for the above?
ICE77 ( talk) 04:33, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
I'm seeking consensus from this community to re-include a link to this page: http://beckydaroff.com/stories/details.php?recordID=159. This is an entry in 'Stories in Art,' my searchable database of paintings that tell stories: this entry is Correggio's depiction of Danae and the Shower of Gold. The user can visually compare this with other paintings that depict the theme of Danae, and other related themes such as Leda and the Swan (both stories about Zeus' lovers). 'Stories in Art' is a not-for-profit project. I do not benefit in any way from additional visits to my site, other than the gratification that a stranger might appreciate how different artists handle the same theme because of my project. Please ask any questions you may have, and thank you for your consideration. Bdaroff ( talk) 01:27, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
A good 60% of this article seems to be about Perseus, Acrisias, and others. Only a handful of sentences are actually about Danae herself. Logically, it seems like the Perseus stuff should be in an article about Perseus, as it really has very little to do with Danae herself. Chillowack ( talk) 17:07, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
It also contains style of writing that is matched to specific people, for example; it includes this: BC, instead of BCE. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.237.70.36 ( talk) 09:15, 7 November 2011 (UTC)