User:DreamyRenaissance/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Giulia Farnese


 * Article Evaluation
 * Most recently, I evaluated the Wikipedia page on Giulia Farnese in the Evaluate an Article exercise.
 * To summarize my conclusions from that exercise:
 * The lead section is sparse in detail, and the focus excludes many parts of Giulia's fascinating life and character. Notably, the lead section stresses Giulia's beauty and physicality, but does not get into her political influence, her wit, her intelligence, her complex relationships. This section could be improved greatly by shifting the focus toward other parts of Giulia's life. Furthermore, the lead section does not incorporate many details from the following subsections.
 * The content of the article is relatively narrow in scope. Again, the article could be improved by elaborating upon other areas of Giulia's life and character. Notably, as Giulia was a woman with great influence during the Renaissance, it would be interesting to shift the focus to cover the feminist aspects of her existence (perhaps this is a Wikipedia equity gap? Women of the Renaissance are not often recognized or celebrated to the same degree as men from the same time).
 * The organization and writing quality could be improved. Some sentences were awkwardly phrased, unclear, or simply not stated in the best way possible.
 * The sources are sparse and not reputable. The article could be improved with more citations for each claim made, as well as a greater number of legitimate academic publications.
 * The images do not appear to be open-source.


 * Sources
 * Thus far, I have not located many reputable academic publications that are written in English (however, there are many reputable Italian sources online, and I have basic skills in Italian / proficient skills in Spanish). Most English sources on Giulia Farnese are from illegitimate sites.
 * One possible source that has been recommended to me:
 * Bellonci, Maria (2003). The Life and Times of Lucrezia Borgia. Phoenix. ISBN 9781842126165.
 * Alternatively, not too sure about this Italian text, but this book seems to cover some of the mystery of Giulia Farnese:
 * Pintoricchio. Pittore dei Borgia. Il mistero svelato di Giulia Farnese. Catalogo della mostra (Roma, 19 maggio-10 settembre 2017)
 * Alternatively, not too sure about this Italian text, but this book seems to cover some of the mystery of Giulia Farnese:
 * Pintoricchio. Pittore dei Borgia. Il mistero svelato di Giulia Farnese. Catalogo della mostra (Roma, 19 maggio-10 settembre 2017)

Option 2

 * Article title
 * House of Farnese

Article Evaluation

 * The lead section is well-done: clear, concise, and touching on some major topics in the Farnese family history.
 * The content is relevant, up-to-date, and comprehensive.
 * The organization is clear and sensible.
 * The writing quality could be improved in areas with some clearer sentence structure, but it is generally understandable and well-written.
 * The sources are legitimate, consisting of both published books and legitimate websites. Some citations are for Merriam-Webster and other dictionaries, so these could be improved.
 * The images are open-source and pose no copyright infringements.
 * Sources
 * Luiten, L. (2019). ‘LIKE A LILY AMONGST THE THORNS’: PATTERNS OF NOBLE POWER AND VIOLENCE BETWEEN FARNESE AND ORSINI, 1378–1447. Papers of the British School at Rome, 87, 245-265. doi:10.1017/S0068246218000387
 * Luiten, L. (2019). Friends and family, fruit and fish: the gift in Quattrocento Farnese cultural politics. Ren. Stud., 33: 342-357. https://doi.org/10.1111/rest.12401
 * Robertson, C. (1992). "Il gran cardinale: Alessandro Farnese, Patron of the Arts." New Haven: Yale University Press.
 * Luiten, L. (2019). Friends and family, fruit and fish: the gift in Quattrocento Farnese cultural politics. Ren. Stud., 33: 342-357. https://doi.org/10.1111/rest.12401
 * Robertson, C. (1992). "Il gran cardinale: Alessandro Farnese, Patron of the Arts." New Haven: Yale University Press.
 * Robertson, C. (1992). "Il gran cardinale: Alessandro Farnese, Patron of the Arts." New Haven: Yale University Press.

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Artemisia Gentileschi

Article Evaluation

 * Overall, the article is very well-done: it is comprehensive, well-researched, well-cited, well-written, neutral in tone, and it fills several of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historical women, feminist topics, and perhaps discussion of sexual assault). The difficulty in editing this article would come from finding ways to improve it, as it is already in very good shape and has been edited by many Wikipedians who are knowledgeable about Artemisia, the historical context, and academic writing.

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Sofonisba Anguissola


 * Article Evaluation
 * Currently, I have no knowledge of Sofonisba Anguissola; however, after finding several articles mentioning her online and perusing her Wikipedia article, she appears to be a very interesting figure in the art world. Like Artemisia Gentileschi, Anguissola has an extensive Wikipedia page already, with numerous reputable academic texts cited and a great amount of detail for each part of her life. The difficulty in my reviewing of this Wikipedia page would be my limited baseline knowledge of the artist, and finding a way to expand upon an article that is already quite well-written and well-researched. The article is clear, comprehensive, accessible to the average reader, and well-cited.


 * Sources
 * Numerous reputable academic texts are given in Anguissola's References section.

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Gian Lorenzo Bernini


 * Article Evaluation
 * Like the pages of Artemisia Gentileschi and Sofonisba Anguiissola, Bernini's Wikipedia page is highly detailed and well-written. The article cites an abundance of reputable academic texts while detailing the many parts of Bernini's life. The article has clearly been written by Wikipedias who know a great deal about Bernini, and who are skilled at conveying information clearly. Perhaps its only shortcoming is that is may go beyond the average reader's reading level. At the same time, however, I found it quite accessible and extremely well-done.


 * Sources
 * Endless academic texts to choose from are listed on Bernini's Wikipedia page.