Talk:Zanetto Bugatto

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Development of article

I've begun to develop this article following a redirect ... I'll add refs soon as well as more info.(olive (talk) 02:23, 24 May 2009 (UTC))

To improve this article we need more information, sources, and a better organization. I would like to add a Lead section, which will include information about his being a very famous court portrait painter; Info Box, that will be similar to other famous artists with life history information where it can be found; Biography, including personal and professional life and relationships as well as a bit of legacy if it can be found; and a Works section about his paintings touching on the many paintings he did with other artists and at least his most well known paintings as I can find information. I would also expand the References Section and Bibliography to include these articles and maybe more as I can find them.

[1] E. S. Welch. "Bugatto, Zanetto." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 21 Feb. 2017. <http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/grove/art/T012123>.

[2] Gilbert, Creighton E. (1998). "The Two Italian Pupils of Rogier vand der Weyden: Angelo Macagnino and Zanetto Bugatto". Arte lombarda. cxxii: 15-17 - via LombardiaBeniCulturali.

[3]Syson, Luke. “Zanetto Bugatto, Court Portraitist in Sforza Milan.” The Burlington Magazine, vol. 138, no. 1118, 1996, pp. 300–308., www.jstor.org/stable/886901.

[4]Cavalieri, Federico. “Zanetto Bugatto and the Ducal Altar-Piece in Milan Cathedral.” The Burlington Magazine, vol. 138, no. 1124, 1996, pp. 754–754., www.jstor.org/stable/887216.Walcoh (talk) 21:10, 21 February 2017 (UTC)

I've added my initial improvements to the article and am continuing to expand on it in my sandbox by adding information, photos, and breaking it into more readable sections as explained in the peer-reviewWalcoh (talk) 20:28, 21 March 2017 (UTC)

Lemma title

His name is Bugatto, not Bugatti--Claude J (talk) 05:51, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

Correct --Sailko (talk) 09:36, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

Well, if you actually look at the one reference cited for this article, you'll confirm that reference spells the name with an "i". wbm1058 (talk) 16:58, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

2017 review

Peer Edit:

Lead Article:

Your lead paragraphs are very informative. However, in the very first paragraph, the information gets a little confusing with the inclusion of various workshops, and things from his biography. I would maybe leave those detailed specifics for the biography section, and instead focus on the main points of who Bugatto was so that the reader has more of a general understanding. The other paragraphs of the lead also have a similar feel. The information in them seem to be more suited for the biography section. Instead of getting into the specific details of the works, maybe focus on his influences and his legacy more generally. I found looking at other popular wikipedia articles for famous artists helped me determine how to shape my lead article. A way to fix this might be taking out all of the many people who influenced him and maybe choosing the most important. Then focus on the details that explain what kind of art he was known for, since these details seem to get lost in the paragraphs.

Rest of the Article:

One thing I noticed right away is that the article only has one section, which is the biography. This is definitely a rich biography, but I would consider including other sections that might give a deeper look what type of artist Bugatto was. This could include focusing on a few famous works in detail, listing the known works, breaking his life into sections of youth to maturity, discussing his legacy or his influences, or a section about his style which seems to be distinct. Also, he is known for working with different types of art and mediums. It might be helpful to have sections that focus on his works in each type of art.

I would also consider including pictures for the works that you do include in his biography. This will give readers a better understanding of the progression of his style as an artist.

In the second paragraph of the biography you go into great detail about the influence of van der Weyden in his style of painting. If I were you I might consider trimming this section down and moving the information about their relationship and van der Weyden's influence to a new section where you can really go into depth about it, and use paintings to support your claims.

I think that your fourth paragraph is rich with information about the time that Bugatto spent working in Milan. I would consider adding in pictures to give a better visual understanding of what type of art Bugatto was experimenting with during this time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mcalmar15 (talk • contribs) 19:23, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

In your fifth paragraph you mention another portrait that Bugatto completed in Paris. Although you have an in depth account of the when where and what of his life, you haven't given the reader any understanding of his style as an artist. This is where a new section focused on his paintings and other art would come in handy. You should include more information of the specifics of each work of art and how they relate to each other and his contemporaries.

In the biography it is clear that Bugatto moves around a lot in his life. He has clear phases of work in different cities and different times of his life. I would consider including sub-headings in the article to break up the biography based on place, since this seems to characterize his life and artistic work.

Content:

In terms of content, I think you do a great job of reporting the way an encyclopedia does by staying neutral and only including viewpoints if they are well known and created by scholars.

Sources:

It looks like your article is heavily reliant on your first source, the Grove Art Online biography. While this biography is extremely informative, I would suggest that you dig deeper into other sources in order to get more depth in your article about the details of his works and style. This will add the richness that your article is lacking at this time. I found that looking at thesis articles on Proquest DT helps with this because many of the dissertations and theses go into incredible detail about specific people or works of art. I would also suggest just trying to find a greater abundance of sources as you move forward in order to enrich your readers with information.

Overall:

I think that your article is very well-written and informative. It is clear that you have a strong grasp on the life of your artist, and the specific details of his life. I think overall your best bet is to dig deeper, since you have a great outlined structure as it is. I would also add more visual aids. I think that your inclusion of supplementary information, like other artists, patrons, etc makes the article very informative and interesting.

Hope this helps!

Mcalmar15 Margarete Calmar

Thanks, I'll be sure to break it up into sections for his works and influences and simplify the lead section and language overall. I'm not going to be able to add much description of his works or photos however since there are only two surviving works left by Bugatto. I've tried to include some description of his style as we understood it was, but the since most of our understanding of his art is from works by people influenced by him or works we know he was influenced by and records from commissions, it's a bit difficult. I'll make that more clear and maybe I can include some paintings from his influences like Rogier and people who have based their works on his.Walcoh (talk) 21:08, 7 March 2017 (UTC)