- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by MeegsC (talk) 09:45, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
Gold ground
- ... that the use of a gold background has been prevalent for some types of art from Europe to Japan? Source:"During the Byzantine Empire and the early centuries of Christianity, gold was frequently used to symbolise transcendent, divine light embodying the invisible, spiritual world. Gold could be found in the background of icons, mosaics, triptych panels and architectural settings. (and so on). And "Byzantine artists continued to use the medium in religious depictions, including their well-known gold-ground paintings. In these works, gold leaf sheets were used to compose the background, making the figures appear to float against a heavenly sky. During the Middle Ages, the gold-ground style was also used in panel paintings and altarpieces featuring the Madonna and Child.... In the 16th and 17th centuries, Japanese artists incorporated gold leaf into the paintings found on folding screens. Similarly, they began to paint directly onto gold leaf paper to produce their own gold-ground depictions."
Created by Johnbod (talk). Self-nominated at 12:34, 5 April 2021 (UTC).
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Minor sourcing issues require action. QPQ required. Also slightly puzzled by the gallery of images at the end of the "Asian art" section which contain a mix of Asian and non-Asian art; I would potentially add these to a gallery section ahead of notes/references. Sims2aholic8 (talk) 09:07, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks - the article is still expanding. Johnbod (talk) 13:57, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
- Sims2aholic8, Sorry for the pause. QPQ done, refs now covered. Gallery header added. Expansion will probably continue, but I'll cover refs as I go. Johnbod (talk) 00:08, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for that. All good to go now! Sims2aholic8 (talk) 06:55, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
Minor sourcing issues require action. QPQ required. Also slightly puzzled by the gallery of images at the end of the "Asian art" section which contain a mix of Asian and non-Asian art; I would potentially add these to a gallery section ahead of notes/references. Sims2aholic8 (talk) 09:07, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
