Talk:Jacob Job Élie

Relevance of sword and civic crown
I believe the sword and civic crown are incredibly irrelevant to the mention of the painting. A key takeaway of the painting is him having the keys to the Bastille, and the former governor’s letter. Those are historically important artifacts and a focal point of a painting about the capture of the Bastille; the laurel wreath on his head (civic crown?) and a sword are not. GlassBee (talk) 18:17, 16 July 2024 (UTC)


 * Hello, I think you have a point about the irrelevance of the crown and sword, at least in relation to the painting. I mention the sword because it seems to have been (still be?) an exhibit in the Unterlinden Museum, a fact which I intend on adding to the Legacy section if I'm able to find a good source for it. I also intend to expand on the details of Elie's life, which might entail making the storming of the Bastille its own section. I think in that case mentioning the sword and crown (and the key and document) would be relevant to illustrating the events of that day and his relation to them. I will likely be a bit late in adding any new info as I'm busy with RL preoccupations at the moment.
 * Interested to hear your opinion
 * Thanks, Beologi (talk) 18:47, 16 July 2024 (UTC)