Talk:Woman's Head (Picasso)

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Did you know... that while stealing Pablo Picasso's 1939 painting Woman's Head, the thief cut his hand and claimed to have wiped the blood on a 16th-century sketch that he flushed down the toilet?

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 02:49, 14 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Pablo Picasso donated his 1939 painting Woman's Head to the people of Greece in recognition for their resistance in the Second World War? "He had given it to the National Gallery in Athens in honour of Greek resistance to Nazi Germany during World War Two." from: "Picasso painting found as builder arrested over art heist". BBC News. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ALT1: ... that after being recovered from a thief the Greek police dropped Pablo Picasso's 1939 painting Woman's Head? It actually slid from a shelf they had placed it on but sources describe that as being dropped, eg: Haigney, Sophie (22 July 2021). "The Strange Joy of Watching the Police Drop a Picasso". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ALT2: ... that while stealing Pablo Picasso's 1939 painting Woman's Head the thief cut his hand and claimed to have wiped the blood on a 16th-century sketch that he flushed down the toilet? "This infamous burglary deprived the National Gallery’s permanent collection of three invaluable exhibits, Pablo Picasso’s “Head of a Woman,” Piet Mondrian’s “Stammer Windmill” and 16th-century Italian artist Guglielmo Caccia’s (il Moncalvo) pen and sepia wash drawing “St Diego de Alcala in Ecstasy with the Holy Trinity and the Symbols of Passion.” ... The fate of the Moncalvo drawing remains unknown. The man arrested for the National Gallery theft claims to have destroyed it, allegedly using it to wipe his bloody hand while escaping the gallery, only to hastily stuff it in his pocket and then flush it down the toilet to erase any evidence." from: Vasiliadou, Maro; Papadopoulos, Yiannis (23 July 2021). "The mysterious chronicle of the 'theft of the century'". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Marmaduke–Walker duel

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 15:19, 1 November 2021 (UTC).[reply]

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Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
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Overall: Everything here's good to go. I think ALT3, if not ALT2, would be more interesting to a broader or general audience than ALT1, perhaps. ALT3 might be best just because the sourcing for ALT2 says it slid from a shelf rather than directly dropped, as mentioned in the DYK nom. Ultimately, I would go with ALT3 then ALT1 then ALT2 for these reasons. Soulbust (talk) 16:47, 1 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Just to be clear, Soulbust, you're using hook numbers and not the ALT designations above. So I believe the preference you intended is ALT2 (which I agree is best), then ALT0, then ALT1. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 21:06, 4 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Mandarax:, Yes you're absolutely right. I didn't realize I made that mistake earlier. My apologies, Soulbust (talk) 21:14, 4 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ALT2 to T:DYK/P4

Mondriaan painting

An edit filter seems to be preventing me from adding an image of he Mondriaan painting. Here it is. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.132.233.159 (talk) 10:02, 20 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Now added. Thanks for your assistance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.132.235.13 (talk) 11:24, 21 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]