Talk:Ivan Aivazovsky/GA1

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Reviewer: Sainsf (talk · contribs) 04:24, 24 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! I will be reviewing this article. Sainsf <^>_{Feel at home} 04:24, 24 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Lead

We generally do not include citations in the lead. I would like them removed and having any facts mentioned only in the lead to be mentioned in the main text as well.
greatest marine artists in history. In whose history? The world's? Russia's?

It is implied in the world's history. Should it be explicitly stated? --Երևանցի ^talk 12:56, 26 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It would be good to do so. No harm in stating it. Sainsf <^>_{Feel at home} 13:12, 26 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry. But I don't agree. When said "in history" it's meant "in world history". If it implied a specific country it would say just that: "Russian history", "French history", etc.--Երևանցի ^talk 10:47, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

During his almost sixty-year career We generally keep numbers above or equal to 10 in digits.

Done--Երևանցի ^talk 12:56, 26 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Can we have links for Armenia and Ukraine here?

Done--Երևանցի ^talk 12:56, 26 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Background and education

Do we need bold here?

Fixed--Երևանցի ^talk 12:56, 26 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Aivazovsky's brother, Gabriel, was a prominent historian and an Armenian Apostolic archbishop. Source?

Done--Երևանցի ^talk 12:56, 26 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Duplink: Imperial Academy of Arts

Fixed--Երևանցի ^talk 12:56, 26 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I think the image with caption "Farm House and Windmill by moonlight, 1863" should mention the artist.

I actually replaced this image with a more relevant one.--Երևանցի ^talk 08:58, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

First visit to Europe

his brother Gabriel Elder or younger to him?

Elder. Already specified in the section above. --Երևանցի ^talk 09:08, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Can Catholic, Berlin, Italian art and Vienna be linked?

Done--Երևանցի ^talk 09:08, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

"The echo of the success of his Italian exhibitions was even heard in Russia." Who said this?

Done--Երևանցի ^talk 09:08, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Return to Russia and first marriage

Link Romanticism

Done--Երևանցի ^talk 08:58, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

and attract heavy criticism Should it be "attracted"?

Fixed--Երևանցի ^talk 10:47, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Duplink: Baltic Fleet

Done--Երևանցի ^talk 09:08, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Rise to prominence

In 1857, Aivazovsky visited Constantinople and ... of St. Vladimir in 1865. Source?

Fixed--Երևանցի ^talk 09:08, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

"The vast majority of his works depict the sea." I think "his" is not proper here, mention the name.

Done--Երևանցի ^talk 09:08, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Travels and accolades: 1860s–1880s

Link Suez Canal, Prince of Wales

Suez is already linked. Just did link Prince of Wales.--Երևանցի ^talk 08:58, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Second marriage and later life

Duplink: Privy Councilor

Not really--Երևանցի ^talk 10:47, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

his creative labors was --> his creative labors, was

Fixed--Երևանցի ^talk 08:58, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

After meeting Aivazovsky in person, Anton Chekhov wrote a letter to his wife Can it be clear whose wife is being referred to?
Link Niagara Falls

Done--Երևանցի ^talk 08:58, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Death

What is a sarcophagus?

See sarcophagus: "A sarcophagus (plural, sarcophagi; sarcophaguses) is a box-like funeral receptacle for a corpse, most commonly carved in stone, and displayed above ground, though it may also be buried."--Երևանցի ^talk 08:58, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Aivazovsky the artist

The section could be better renamed as "As an artist"

I renamed it to simply "Art", similar to the Vincent van Gogh article.--Երևանցի ^talk 10:47, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Please mention from where the quotes come from

Done--Երևանցի ^talk 10:47, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

During his sixty-year career Numbers above 10 are typically kept in digits

Done--Երևանցի ^talk 08:58, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Exhibitions

He held fifty-five solo exhibitions Numbers above 10 are typically kept in digits

Done--Երևանցի ^talk 12:56, 26 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Style

Duplink: Maxim Vorobiev

Fixed--Երևանցի ^talk 10:47, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

remained faithful to this movement [Romanticism] all his life, even though he oriented his work toward the Realist genre Quoted from? There are similar instances in the following lines

Fixed--Երևանցի ^talk 10:47, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ayvazovsky's Should this not be Aivazovsky's? Needs to be consistent.

Fixed--Երևանցի ^talk 10:47, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Works

An interesting fact to note is that some art critics have labeled Ivan Aivazovsky's paintings Orientalist. Source?

Removed. It was added by someone else.--Երևանցի ^talk 09:08, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

two-peaked biblical mountain What is that?

See Mount Ararat. It is considered a "biblical mountain" due to its association with the flood myth and Noah's Ark. It is pretty obvious in the context.--Երևանցի ^talk 09:08, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Duplinks: Russian (Eastern) Armenia, Gabriel Aivazovsky

Recognition

Who is Janet Whitmore?

An art historian[1]. Fixed! --Երևանցի ^talk 08:58, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Duplinks: Alexandre Benois, Anton Chekhov

Fixed--Երևանցի ^talk 08:58, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Influence

Arkhip Kuindzhi (1841/2–1910) is cited as having been Cited by whom?

Fixed--Երևանցի ^talk 10:47, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Legacy

Duplink: Simferopol

Fixed--Երևանցի ^talk 10:47, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The minor planet 3787 Aivazovskij was discovered by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Chernykh in 1977 Can add "and was named after Aivazovsky" to show his association explicitly?

Done--Երևանցի ^talk 10:47, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Is every point in the "Awards" table sourced?

Yes. The reference next to the column header "Award" is the source used.--Երևանցի ^talk 10:47, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

That should be all. Good luck! Sainsf <^>_{Feel at home} 14:41, 24 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Yerevantsi: In the places where I ask "what is this", you should link or explain those terms in the article. Sainsf <^>_{Feel at home} 09:22, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ok. All done.--Երևանցի ^talk 10:47, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Yerevantsi. No copyvio was detected and sources are fine. The prose is well-written and the article suffices in images. I am happy to promote this as a GA. Excellent job! Sainsf <^>_{Feel at home} 10:56, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]