Talk:Self-Portrait (Lievens)

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Did you know... that X-radiographs of Jan Lievens's circa 1629–1630 Self-Portrait showed that the artist made "transformative revisions to his appearance" in the portrait?

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The result was: promoted by Lightburst (talk) 21:58, 2 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that X-radiographs of Jan Lievens c. 1629–1630 Self-portrait have shown that the artist made "transformative revisions to his appearance" in the portrait? Source: X-radiographs indicate that Lievens made transformative revisions to his appearance during the course of the painting’s execution (fig 3). Lievens eliminated a hat, probably a painter’s beret, that he initially had placed tilted slightly forward on his head, and in its place added freely rendered, flowing locks at the left, perhaps in emulation of English or Flemish courtly hair styles. These changes strengthened his presentation into a dashing, almost aristocratic young man who peers out past the viewer, although he had already left behind his Leiden persona in anticipation of the career he hoped would soon unfold at the court of King Charles I in London.
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Moved to mainspace by Bruxton (talk) and Randy Kryn (talk). Nominated by Bruxton (talk) at 17:28, 7 March 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Self-portrait (Jan Lievens); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

Article is new enough, QPQ done. Earwig has thrown no major issues on copyvio. Meets criteria for length, and the cited hook is correctly referenced. The photo is approved. Good to go!!! Taung Tan (talk) 07:36, 8 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]