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A fact from The Anxious City appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 17 February 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that The Anxious City introduced a recurring figure in Paul Delvaux's paintings: a man who is ignorant of the pretty women and disasters around him?

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 19:41, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that The Anxious City introduced a recurring figure in Paul Delvaux's paintings: a man who is ignorant of the pretty women and disasters around him? Source: "The man in the bowler hat, a small man with the appearance of a bailiff or notary, is The Man in the Street (cat. 40), who passed the artist's house every day and inspired the creation of a strange person who frequents the prettiest goddesses and the greatest courtesans without ever seeing them. He made his first appearance in The Anxious City of 1941 (ill. 8) where, unaware of the imminent catastrophe, of the drama being played out, he walks by at his ease." Paul Delvaux 1897–1994. Wommelgem: Blondé and Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. 1997. pp. 23–24.
- ALT1: ... that a man in a bowler hat who appears in the painting The Anxious City was based on a person who walked by the artist's house every day? Source: same as above
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Waste Land

Created by Ffranc (talk). Self-nominated at 14:58, 3 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/The Anxious City; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

This article is new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline and either hook could be used, the article is neutral, and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:20, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]