Talk:Nature Unveiling Herself Before Science

Dispute re materials
Currently, the article's text claims the original piece is made of marble, with the gown made of Algerian onyx, and the scarab is malachite and the caption under the photo reads in gilt bronze, polychromed marble, and lapis lazuli. The gown pictured is certainly gilt bronze and not onyx, and the scarab is either lapis lazuli or sodalite — certainly not malachite. Perhaps the current illustration is of a copy and not the original? If so, shouldn't we try to get an illustration of the original as well? If no one else has time to research and clarify this, I'll get around to it when I can, but that may be a while. — LisaSmall T/ C 00:55, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, the current illustration is of a copy. I've been trying to convince the author of a photograph on Flickr of the original to put one under a free license, but no luck so far.  I haven't found any free images of the original.  It's at the d'Orsay, so it shouldn't in theory be tough to get a shot and there may be free ones out there.--ragesoss (talk) 01:01, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Note that the caption specifies that it's a copy.--ragesoss (talk) 01:02, 20 April 2009 (UTC)