Talk:Lavinia Fontana

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Lead section edits

The sentence describing Fontana as the first woman artist is clunky and uses similar language and sentence structure as the Introduction of Murphy (2003). I will reword this sentence to avoid plagiarism and improve clarity by naming Fontana as the first female career artist in Western Europe as it conveys the idea in different words. I will also add the citation for Murphy (2003). Sareidle (talk) 17:03, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Additional sections

I think the addition of an Artistic influences heading which includes discussion of Prospero Fontana, Sofonisba Anguissola, and Carracciesque style would be appropriate. Sareidle (talk) 20:37, 29 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I may change this to a subheading under a new Artistry section that could also cover Lavinia's style and mediums. Sareidle (talk) 14:51, 19 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A section covering depictions of Fontana by other artists could also be added. In addition to the medal already discussed in the article, Fontana is the subject of Portrait of a Woman, 1595 by Paolo Veronese (Cheney, et al 2000). Sareidle (talk) 22:11, 18 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I think this page could benefit from a Controversy section, as several of the art historians I have read hold very different positions on Lavinia's depiction of the nude human form and whether she used nude models or not. See Murphy (2003) and Cheney (2015). Sareidle (talk) 22:27, 20 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Plagiarism concerns

Several sentences in this article are almost word-for-word from sources like Murphy (2003) and De Girolami Cheney (2015). I am currently working on rewording and rewriting these sentences as I am conducting my own research. I am most concerned that this plagiarism is not limited to a few instances, but comprises the large majority of the article. Sareidle (talk) 20:52, 7 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

"Monkey Child" citations

There is no citation listed after the sentence mentioning Lavinia's lost painting, "Monkey Child". The Murphy (2003) source is very comprehensive on Lavinia's paintings, but does not mention this particular one. I will continue to examine the sources already cited to see if I can locate the source of this information Sareidle (talk) 21:08, 12 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]