User:Jphansen34/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Power of Women

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I am interested in German art history and am particularly interested in the portrayal of women in Renaissance art. Overall, this page seems to provide an in-depth explanation of this particular theme in art.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

Lead section

The lead section of the article provides an excellent introduction to the topic. The first sentence contains a definition of the topic and provides basic understanding of what the topic is. The section gives a brief overview of the rest of the article. The lead section could be considered a bit overly detailed but the article in general is short and the lead section provides useful information so it does not seem an issue.

Content

The article's content is complete and extensive. While it cannot be said that it exactly works towards closing equity gaps, it does address women in Renaissance art and directly addresses gender roles.

Sources and References

The article is extensively cited and uses a significantly long list of references for such a short article. The sources are from credible experts and publishers. It could be said that more recent sources might be helpful and might bring more information on the role of gender and feminism/anti-feminism in this artistic theme, especially since the more recent push toward WGS studies, the sources are still excellent. The links are live and active.

Organization and Writing Quality

The writing quality is excellent, though it does tend more toward the scholarly and could be difficult for some to read. The organization is broad and it could be useful if it was broken into smaller sections such as sections about particular artists or different changes over time in the theme.

Images and Media

The images used in the article are incredibly helpful since many of them are used as examples in the text. Because the article is on a visual theme, the article would be much more difficult to understand and much less helpful if it did not have the many visual aids included. Also, at the end of the article, there is a gallery of other work that is supplementary to the article.

Talk Page Discussion

The talk page first discusses an example listed in the article and the proper date for the example. It is a courteous and complimentary discussion. The second discussion talks about the usage of the word "wiles" and a debate between editors on word choice and the scholarly credits of those editing. It seemed to be the opposite of the first discussion. The page is a part of the WikiProject Visual Arts and the WikiProject Women's History and both have a B rating for quality.

Overall Impressions

I definitely could see some ways in which this article could be improved. The readability could help and perhaps breaking into more sections. It is filled with an extensive amount of information for such a short article but that strength is also a weakness because it can make the article overwhelming. The article is well-developed but needs some final steps to polish it off.