Template:Did you know nominations/Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene


 * The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as |this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 19:21, 17 February 2019 (UTC)

Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene

 * ... that paintings of Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene (example pictured) reflected the position of both Catholic and Protestant churches that people should not flee to avoid the plague? Source: Sections 50-54 in Hedquist, Valerie, "Ter Brugghen’s Saint Sebastian Tended by Irene," Journal of Historians of Netherlandish Art 9:2 (Summer 2017) DOI: 10.5092/jhna.2017.9.2.3, fully online
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Blanchetaque
 * Comment: expanded from redirect

Created by Johnbod (talk). Self-nominated at 04:00, 17 December 2018 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg While not exactly a DYK issue, there seems to be something off about the article: the part about depictions in art comes before the discussion of the incident itself? Seems to be the reverse of what I normally read in articles about incidents in Christianity. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 09:03, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Firstly both are covered in the lead; there is very little to say about the brief early account the images are based on. Secondly this is not a scriptural episode, as most standard scenes in Christian art are, so the sort of section setting out the biblical references etc cannot be expected. The subject essentially only exists in art and hagiographical literature, after a certain date, and the depictions in art, as well as the plague connection, are the main subjects of continuing interest, and therefore the article. As far as I know there are no liturgical references, devotional practices etc relating to it, and little if anything in terms of theological commentary. Obviously the main Saint Sebastian is the main article for the life anyway. Johnbod (talk) 13:26, 19 December 2018 (UTC)


 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg Full review still needed of nomination. Thank you. BlueMoonset (talk) 21:40, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg This article is new enough and plenty long enough. The image is appropriately licensed, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. However, I don't care for the proposed hook. The gap between the subject of the article and the attitude of the Church to the plague is too wide, especially if the image is used. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:44, 28 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Really? Have you read the source? It is not restricted to a single painting. Johnbod (talk) 13:10, 28 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg OK, I have looked at the source now and it does back up your proposed hook. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:03, 28 January 2019 (UTC)