Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries/July 13

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The Death of Marat

The Death of Marat is a 1793 painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting the artist's friend and murdered French revolutionary leader, Jean-Paul Marat. It was painted when David was the leading French Neoclassical painter, a Montagnard, and a member of the revolutionary Committee of General Security. Created in the months after Marat's death, the painting shows Marat lying dead in his bath after his murder by Charlotte Corday on 13 July 1793. Art historian T. J. Clark called David's painting the first modernist work for "the way it took the stuff of politics as its material, and did not transmute it".

Painting credit: Jacques-Louis David

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Marat pic edit

The following was previously posted on WP:ERRORS:

OK, not an error as such, but ... surely on the anniversary of Marat's assassination the pic of him used should be the most famous and gorgeous portrayal of the act? --Jfruh (talk) 01:43, 13 July 2007 (UTC)Reply

wow; after following your link and seeing that amazing painting it just made me want to find out more. I totally agree with yer... why not the painting?Boomshanka 06:46, 13 July 2007 (UTC)Reply
 
The Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David
Not unless someone is willing to crop it. Looks poor as a thumbnail on many monitor display resolutions. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 13:47, 13 July 2007 (UTC)Reply
Oh please, nobody crop it. Yomanganitalk 14:01, 13 July 2007 (UTC)Reply
Yes, no cropping. That would be disrespectful to the artist. Why not link to the painting (at The Death of Marat)? And while you are at it, delink "bathtub" - that insults the intelligence of our readers. Carcharoth 16:59, 13 July 2007 (UTC)Reply

1962 event edit

I'd like to suggest:

This will be the 50th anniversary in 2012. But it will also be a WP:DYK article as well this year. So perhaps for a later update? Benea (talk) 04:17, 12 July 2012 (UTC)Reply

2012 notes edit

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2013 notes edit

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2014 notes edit

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2015 notes edit

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Marat edit

How does the main page stat that marat was the lead of the terror? it didn't even began before his death. Bertdrunk (talk) 12:31, 13 July 2015 (UTC)Reply

Good point. Rewritten. howcheng {chat} 16:20, 13 July 2015 (UTC)Reply

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2022 notes edit

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