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=== Providing context for the picture === | === Providing context for the picture === | ||
A picture captures only one moment in time. What happened before and after? What happened outside the frame? For [[The Last Supper]], "Jesus dines with his disciples" tells something, but add "on the eve of his crucifixion" and it tells much more about the significance. Add "With this meal, Jesus established the tradition of [[Holy Communion]]" to get more context if you do not cover that in the article. In such a caption the name of the painter and date provide information on the cultural point of view of the particular representation. | A picture captures only one moment in time. What happened before and after? What happened outside the frame? For [[Wikipedia:The Last Supper|The Last Supper]], "Jesus dines with his disciples" tells something, but add "on the eve of his crucifixion" and it tells much more about the significance. Add "With this meal, Jesus established the tradition of [[Wikipedia:Holy Communion|Holy Communion]]" to get more context if you do not cover that in the article. In such a caption the name of the painter and date provide information on the cultural point of view of the particular representation. | ||
=== Drawing the reader into the article === | === Drawing the reader into the article === | ||