User talk:Quantiq

Galuppi or Goldoni?
In re your note on the image talk page. You are plainly very sure about this, and I (who uploaded and added it to the article) am no expert. We don't need two images of Goldoni in the article, and if this one is really he I'll remove it. But the source is unequivocal that it is Galuppi. Have you some citation to contradict the Chandos reference? Regards Tim riley (talk) 15:31, 11 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Dear Tim, Thanks for your swift reply. I came across the image you uploaded looking for Galuppi. As an art director and designer for major classical music labels and book publishers I am constantly searching for new material. Not many Galuppi portraits are known... Carlo Goldoni collaborated with Galuppi as a librettist and is hence often mentioned in conjunction with Galuppi.


 * As for Chandos; they -- as so many others -- make use of the services of Lebrecht Music + Arts Pictures (http://www.lebrecht.co.uk), one of the best specialised image banks. And so do I... If you search their database for Galuppi the Goldoni portrait Chandos used in their Galuppi booklet pops up as well (threefold!). If a picture researcher is in a hurry and doesn't read the accompanying text (every image in an image bank has several labels, in this case mentioning Galuppi as one of Goldoni's collaborators) a fault like this is easily made.


 * Since most of my own reference books are still in crates due to moving house, please find some links below to compare portraits. Two are from Italian literary sites. One of those is using your Galuppi/Goldoni portrait as is Larousse. Wikigallery shows a different Goldoni portrait resembling yours.


 * http://www.wikigallery.org/wiki/painting_206575/%28after%29-Hadler,-E./Portrait-of-Carlo-Goldoni-1707-93
 * http://www.lombardiabeniculturali.it/stampe/schede/3y010-01854/
 * http://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/personnage/Goldoni/121721
 * http://www.letteraturaitaliana.net/autori/carlo_goldoni.html


 * Please don't hesitate to contact me again. Together we make for a better Wikipedia! Best regards, Jan Martin Wilschut, Quantiq (talk) 17:15, 11 January 2012 (UTC)Quantiq
 * Wow! Well, that looks pretty conclusive to me. I'll remove the image. Very pleased you've saved me from error. If you run across a good Galuppi image for his later years, do please upload and add it. What are your present Wikipedia interests? I'd be glad to help if I can be of any use. Please let me know. Tim riley (talk) 19:05, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

Will do! Cheers, 84.106.224.69 (talk) 19:33, 11 January 2012 (UTC)Quantiq