Template:Did you know nominations/Lady Macbeth (sculpture)


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:08, 15 October 2017 (UTC)

Lady Macbeth (sculpture)

 * ... that although Elisabet Ney rarely depicted fictional subjects in her sculpture, she considered Lady Macbeth (pictured) to be her masterpiece? Source: "Ney had believed the figure was her 'best legacy to posterity'... a departure from Ney's more customary portrayals of great persons."
 * ALT1: ... that Elisabet Ney's Lady Macbeth (pictured), whose face resembles the artist's own, has been interpreted as a self-portrait and expression of personal grief? Source: "Elisabet Ney's Lady Macbeth is both a dramatic portrayal of a famous Shakespearean character and a self-portrait."
 * Reviewed: Qit'at Jaradah

Created by Bryanrutherford0 (talk). Self-nominated at 21:26, 9 October 2017 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg New enough, long enough, neutrally written, well referenced, no close paraphrasing seen. Image is freely licensed. QPQ done. I'm having trouble finding the first hook fact in the inline cite; footnote 2, page 29, mentions "portraiture" and "idealistic pieces", not "fictitious or allegorical subjects". I also don't find the hook so hooky. Why don't you capitalize on some of the very interesting facts in the article to go with such a striking image, such as describing the posture of the statue or the fact that her face resembles the artist's? Yoninah (talk) 00:25, 10 October 2017 (UTC)
 * It's saying that her work usually consisted of portraits of person who had actually lived on the Earth, rather than of fictional characters; "idealistic" is that writer's rather florid way of saying "fictitious." Anyway, I've removed that citation; it's easier to see in the one I quoted and cited after the original proposed hook above. I've also written another potential hook for you to consider. :) -Bryanrutherford0 (talk) 00:45, 10 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Yes, thank you, ALT1 works much better! I moved the (pictured) to the right place. ALT1 hook refs verified and cited inline. ALT1 good to go. Yoninah (talk) 01:03, 10 October 2017 (UTC)