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Annunciation (Memling)

Annunciation is an oil painting on oak panel attributed to Early Netherlandish painter Hans Memling. It depicts the Annunciation, the archangel Gabriel's announcement to the Virgin Mary that she would conceive and become the mother of Jesus. The panel shows her in a domestic interior with two attendant angels. Gabriel is dressed in ecclesiastical robes, while a dove hovers above Mary, representing the Holy Spirit. The iconography focuses on the Virgin's purity. Her swoon foreshadows the Crucifixion of Jesus, and the panel emphasizes her role as mother, bride, and Queen of Heaven. The painting was completed around 1482, and the original frame survived until the 19th century. It was partially transferred to canvas in the 1920s, and it is today held in the Robert Lehman collection of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. In 1847 Gustav Friedrich Waagen described it as one of Memling's "finest and most original works". (Full article...)

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Promoted: August 8, 2015
Reasons for nomination: as December 1st is the first day of advent, I thought it was fitting. Honestly this was a rush job (I.e. no hyperlinks) so feel free to edit if you want.
Support as nominator. Great Mercian (talk) 17:27, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - The article has not been substantially edited since 2019 and not touched since February so it shouldn't be TFA until someone has gone through it and made sure it's still up to standard.--N Ø 17:40, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - the fitting date is 25 March when annunciation is celebrated, 9 months before Christmas --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:07, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I'm the author of the article and should have received a ping. In terms of whether it's up-to-date - it's an article about a six hundred year old painting, so not much has changed. As author, it's obviously on my watchlist and has in fact been watched and tended if needed. Pinging the co-nom Ceoil. I have no opinion re date for TFA run. Victoria (tk) 21:38, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support, although the blurb will need trimming to between 925 and 1,025 characters. It is currently 1,387. Gog the Mild (talk) 21:50, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
More than trimming, the blurb would need links, italics and other formatting, - it's unprofessional writing. However, why 1 December? I suggest to close this and come again in February. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:55, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Well that throws my entire December 1st idea away. Great Mercian (talk) 00:33, 24 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt and @Gog the Mild, I have taken the liberty of adding necessary links and trimming details which I found too overwhelming for the blurb. Courtesy ping to @Victoria the author, who is best fit to judge whether the blurb aptly captures the essence of the lead. ‍ ‍ Your Power 🐍 ‍ ‍ ^{💬 "What did I tell you?"}
_{📝 "Don't get complacent..."} 08:43, 25 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose for this specific day as I do not see the relevance of Advent to this article. Perhaps scheduling it for a non-specific date instead would be better. ‍ ‍ Your Power 🐍 ‍ ‍ ^{💬 "What did I tell you?"}
_{📝 "Don't get complacent..."} 08:40, 24 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the blurb! I don't why nominate for an arbitrary day - sometime in November that would likely be - when we have the specific day Annunciation Day, 25 March? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:49, 25 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
No idea either, Gerda. I suppose the next decision is really up to the original nominator. Do not feel dejected by my oppose; you are still free to change the date. ‍ ‍ Your Power 🐍 ‍ ‍ ^{💬 "What did I tell you?"}
_{📝 "Don't get complacent..."} 08:51, 25 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
"as December 1st is the first day of advent, I thought it was fitting." I'm not changing the date. Great Mercian (talk) 10:12, 25 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Great Mercian: others above and below me have suggested dates which show a stronger relationship with the Annunciation, the event depicted by the article subject. The first day of Advent, in comparison, has tenuous connections - what do the two have in common other than the fact that they are important events in Christianity? One might as well say "nominate this on any Sunday because it is the Christian Sabbath". I believe it would be more productive to engage with their suggestions constructively instead of keeping a close mind and sticking to your original idea without any discernible reason; such an attitude discourages collaborative editing. ‍ ‍ Your Power 🐍 ‍ ‍ ^{💬 "What did I tell you?"}
_{📝 "Don't get complacent..."} 10:20, 25 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose for this date per Gerda. 25 March is the date with the strongest association with the Annunciation. According to Advent § Four Sundays, though, there are readings on the Annunciation on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, which would be 18 December this year. I would be on board with featuring the article on that date. It does raise the question, though, of what is planned for the Christmas Day TFA, and whether 18 December would be felt to be too close to it. Ham II (talk) 09:32, 25 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]