Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/The Blind Leading the Blind

The Blind Leading the Blind

 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of the TFAR nomination of the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page unless you are renominating the article at TFAR. For renominations, please add   to the top of the discussion and   at the bottom, then complete a new TFAR nom underneath.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/August 4, 2014 by BencherliteTalk 07:21, 20 July 2014 (UTC)



The Blind Leading the Blind is a painting of 1568 by Flemish renaissance artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Executed in distemper on linen canvas, it measures 86 x. It depicts the Biblical parable of the blind leading the blind from Matthew 15:14. Considered a masterwork for its composition and accurate detail, the painting reflects Bruegel's mastery of observation: each figure has a different recognizable eye affliction. The diagonal composition reinforces the off-kilter motion of the six figures falling in progression. It was painted the year before Bruegel's death, and has a bitter, sorrowful tone. This may be related to the establishment of the Council of Troubles in 1567 by the government of the Spanish Netherlands. The council ordered mass arrests and executions to enforce Spanish rule and suppress Protestantism. The placement of Sint-Anna Church of the village Sint-Anna-Pede has led to both pro- and anti-Catholic interpretations, but it is not clear if the painting was meant as a political statement.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Pope Paul III and His Grandsons—6 July 2014
 * Main editors: Curly Turkey
 * Promoted: 2014
 * Reasons for nomination: Because I secretly like the attention.
 * Support as nominator. Curly Turkey ⚞¡gobble!⚟ 23:17, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Support as the subject is important in the arts, and the painting's title, which is a common expression, should attract attention and interest. Plus i thought the nom's reason for nomination were so well expressed. hamiltonstone (talk) 00:04, 1 July 2014 (UTC)
 * I would support but the line "It is the earliest surviving painting to depict the Biblical parable..." although repeated in the opening paragraph is contradicted in the body of the article. That really needs correcting before this can be TFA. Belle (talk) 00:20, 1 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Fixed, I believe. It's the earliest whose subject was the parable. Curly Turkey ⚞¡gobble!⚟ 00:43, 1 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Support (I fixed the blurb in line with your changes to the article.) Belle (talk) 00:54, 1 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Support —Cliftonian (talk) 17:35, 1 July 2014 (UTC)