Template:Did you know nominations/Soldier at a Game of Chess


 * 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 Harrias talk 19:45, 8 May 2015 (UTC)

Soldier at a Game of Chess

 * ... that Jean Metzinger's Soldier at a Game of Chess (pictured), painted 100 years ago while mobilized during WWI, was precursor to a style that would become known as Crystal Cubism?



Created by Coldcreation (talk). Self-nominated at 08:05, 21 April 2015 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg Fascinating details on many and good sources, offline sources accepted AGF. I suggest to leave the details about how the style will be called to the article, and try to attract readers by the great (free) image and a simple
 * ALT1: ... that Jean Metzinger painted Soldier at a Game of Chess (pictured) 100 years ago while he was mobilized in World War I? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:31, 5 May 2015 (UTC)


 * That's a great idea Gerda Arendt. Especially so since there is no Wikipedia article, yet, on the topic of Crystal Cubism (which by the way I've already considered writing, but it will take a while). Until then, your suggestion seems more than reasonable. Coldcreation (talk) 05:32, 6 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Symbol voting keep.svg Will move it to the 8 May section, even if it's the "wrong" war, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:59, 6 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Symbol delete vote.svg Pulled from main page due primarily to paraphrasing/copyright concerns. See article talk for more details. Note that this did run for 8 hours - I'll leave it up to someone else to decide if it should be re-run if/when problems are addressed. Nikkimaria (talk) 19:33, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Eight hours is plenty. I've closed this as a passed nomination, as it did run. It should not be rewarded for its problems with another stint on the main page, even if it is fixed. Harrias talk 19:45, 8 May 2015 (UTC)