Talk:Gaetano Guadagni

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Perhaps it might be a good idea to edit the caption to the picture in this article, (or maybe remove it altogether). I curated the exhibition at Handel House last year that brought this image to public notice, and now understand that there is very good reason to doubt that the picture is of Guadagni. There are a couple of others of him in cyberspace, so perhaps, for accuracy's sake, one of those should be substituted. Nick Clapton --Voxclamans 15:44, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

You're really Nick Clapton? Honoured to have you round here. That exhibition was just wonderful, by the way, I enjoyed it so much I went twice. Perhaps you could elaborate on your reasoning for thinking that the painting is not of Guadagni, but in the meantime I'll do as you say and swap the photo. Cheers, Moreschi ^{Request a recording?} 18:24, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Gah. Annoyingly, google images is not giving me anything as an alternative. Can you provide a link? Cheers, Moreschi ^{Request a recording?} 18:30, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Yes it's me, for what that's worth! I'm glad to be of any help I can, and that you enjoyed the exhibition. The problems with the attribution of the picture are that the music the singer is holding is in the soprano clef, and Guadagni, especially in his youth, was most definitely an alto. Otherwise, when we were doing the catalogue I was (perhaps too easily) convinced of the identity of the portrait's subject by the advice of an art historian, in whose opinion it resembled the image that's been around for a long time of Guadagni in old age. I'll see what I can find. How should I upload something from my hard-drive? Incidentally, I've also done a big edit on the Wikipedia Farinelli article. I hope I won't have ruffled any feathers! Please have a look at it, if you have a moment, and let me have you opinion. Best wishes, Nick--voxclamans 18:35, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Ah, clever. I see. Yes, please do feel free to upload a more reliable picture of Guadagni: he died so long ago that we don't have to worry about copyright, and no 2D reproduction of a portrait of him can be copyrighted, at least for the purposes of American law, which is the law that concerns Wikipedia. Cheers, Moreschi ^{Request a recording?} 19:42, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

I have never done this before, but how on Earth does one upload an image. I have one on my hard-drive, and there's one on the web. It's driving me nuts, and I have read Wiki's instructions! Sorry to be so stupid!--voxclamans 11:18, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Go to Special:Upload. To find your image click "Browse" and that will take you to your documents: click on the image name, which should be titled Gaetano Guadagni. Put a short description of where the portrait came from, select the relevant licensing - in this case 2D photo of author who died over a hundred years ago - and then click upload file. Does this help? Cheers, Moreschi ^{Request a recording?} 11:45, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your help - what mysteries there are in cyberspace! I have found an image of Guadagni in old age, which I have uploaded. There is another (somewhere) of him in middle life, which I will also try to find. All best, Nick----voxclamans 19:16, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

I've just finished a big expand, including the other image I mentioned previously. I put back the 'racy' stuff about G., which I think is well worth having. Hope it's OK.--voxclamans 11:48, 2 March 2007 (UTC)