User:Sunnysidecris/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Fatimid art

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

￼ I chose to evaluate the wikipedia article of Fatimid art because it incorporates both artifacts and architecture from a specific empire. While I did not know of this empire prior to reading this article, I did find the architecture beautiful and fascinating at first glance. I am also very interested in getting to know more about the different empires during these time periods and how it affected the art that was created. This article matters as it showcases the art pieces that were created during the Fatimid Caliphate empire as well as the historical context behind their creation. When I first looked through the article I was amazed at all of the different kinds of mediums used to create art such as carved rock crystal, gold jewelry, and metalware. Thus, having a wikipedia article on this topic is important as it's important to showcase and explain the context behind the art created during this time period as well as their significance in Islamic art and the book.

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.)

When first looking at the wikipedia article having no prior knowledge of Fatimid art, I think the introduction was very effective at giving an overview of what Fatimid art is and the time period in which they were created in. It was very specific and went straight to the point. Specifically, the introduction mentioned all of the different kinds of mediums and art forms that were created as well as the place and time period. They also mentioned the historical context behind them and their significance in their society then and now which is continued in the following sections of the page. It also contained the proper citations although I felt that they needed to cite more. This may be just due to the fact that this is the introduction and the following sections will cover all of the citations needed to further explain the topic.

The following sections include details of the types of art forms created during this time period. These sections seem to be very detailed and straight to the point. Based on reading the article it seems to me that there is no bias and everything is talked about from a neutral point of view. The citations included are also from the past couple years indicating that this article is up to date and has the current updated information that the reader needs to know. As I looked through the types of sources used I noticed that they included many books and credible sources which is very important when evaluating whether a wikipedia article is trustworthy or not. The use of credible and secondary sources further indicates that this article is trustworthy. They also seem to all be peer reviewed articles further proving its status as a good and effective wikipedia article. The images shown towards the end in the gallery seem to be relevant to the overall topic that's being discussed as it includes all the artifacts and architecture that describes Fatimid art during this time period. They effectively showcase the art created and relate back to the text.

Overall I believe that this article in particular is trustworthy due to its neutral point of view, use of credible secondary peer reviewed sources, and relevant information included. However, I do believe that they could include further citations and sources especially in the introduction. I also feel that the images could have been a bit more scattered throughout the article in order for the reader to compare it to the text as they are reading.