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The Blind Leading the Blind

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I've listed this article for peer review because I would like to get more eyes on it in the hopes of bringing it up to Featured Article quality. There are some areas where I feel it could be filled in more, as well—in particular the "Legacy" section, where there's a two-century gap; and I'm sure there's more that could be added to the "Analysis" section as well. Of course, any other help would also be ... uh ... helpful.

Thanks, Curly Turkey (gobble) 12:21, 24 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'll review this, but start with a copyedit. Will do this in short edits so that anything you disagree with can be easly reversed. Ceoil (talk) 21:03, 6 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

General things;

tüchlein...a light, fragile type of painting usually meant for hanging in the home. I'm not sure about 'for hanging in the home specifically', but we have two articles on these, Tüchlein and Glue-size if you want to follow the refs to see if this work is moentioned. Certainly the painterly technique behind this work is worth expanding on.
- When I first wrote that, tüchlein was a redlink, so I threw in a short description from the source. I've dropped "for hanging in the home". Could you help me with the difference between "glue-size" and "distemper"? Curly Turkey (gobble) 23:46, 7 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The Blind Leading the Blind is in good condition and has suffered no more than some abrasions. We need more on this, these works are fragile more because the colours fade. Ceoil (talk) 22:13, 6 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- I've replaced "abrasion" with "erosion", and added a bit about the faded herdsman. Curly Turkey (gobble) 23:46, 7 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The centered images are leading to a lot of white space, wich acute as the article is at present relatively short. I'd left align File:Der Blindensturz (Ausschnitt 2).jpg and File:Pieter Bruegel the Elder - The Parable of the Blind Leading the Blind (detail) - WGA3516.jpg, reducing their size only a little.

More later. Ceoil (talk) 22:13, 6 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

- I centred them because images with set sizes override user settings, and can cause problems when the images are floated (different screen sizes, etc). I'd rather drop the blow-ups than have them floated and blown up. It'd be nice if the software behind displaying the images were more sophisticated. Curly Turkey (gobble) 23:46, 7 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

He does not dress them in the peasant garb he was known to paint.[7] This seems to contradict what was claimed earlier. Ceoil (talk) 00:44, 8 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- How so? In that they were "beggars"? It's talked abbout in the third paragraph of the "Analysis". Curly Turkey (gobble) 01:05, 8 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  - You quite right. Ceoil (talk) 23:28, 12 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    - Do you mean you think it's okay as it is? Curly Turkey (gobble) 01:22, 13 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment from LT910001

As a lay reader of this article, the prose is wonderful, it is well-sourced, and very readable. I wish you all the best on what is sure to be a successful good article nomination, and just wanted to leave a note appreciating such a well written article. Kind regards, --LT910001 (talk) 12:08, 13 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]