Gregory Maxwell wrote: > > By in my first few clicks on Jimmy's deletion log I instantly found > several hundred year old works of art by artists who have articles in > almost every major language Wikipedia. > > >
I confess I found a certain poignancy in reading the article on one of the victims. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Adolphe_Bouguereau "Bouguereaus works were eagerly bought by American millionaires who considered him the most important French artist of that time. But after 1920, Bouguereau fell into disrepute, due in part to changing tastes and partly to his staunch opposition to the Impressionists who were finally gaining acceptance. *For decades following, his name was not even mentioned in encyclopedias.*" (emphasis mine) How sad. Yours, Jussi-Ville Heiskanen _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l