Talk:Charging Bull

message: The article states that the bull "is one of the most photographed pieces of art in the city" yet, until recently, there were no pictures, and now they are being taken down. Please upload any good pictures if you have them.
-Coolhandscot 18:55, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: As the bull is not in the public domain, only a limited number of images can be used in the article.  United States does not allow for Freedom of Panorama for publicly-displayed sculpture that is copyrighted.  If you're an American citizen, write your Senator or Congressman and ask that the law be changed. Beyond My Ken (talk) 20:25, 13 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  More Pictrues 

message: Does anyone know why one of the two flagpoles behind the sculpture flies a foreign flag which seems to change from day to day (or week to week)? 208.120.84.99 19:12, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Flags 

message: I have just had to redo the addition of the reference to the golden calf. The bible mentions "Mammon" (the personification of Greed/avarice) and other such creatures. Bulls constructed from various metals to represent other pagan gods are littered throughout the old testament. The connection between this bull and the golden calf is pretty obvious (to me at least) when you consider it. I'm not equating the two per se, but it seems helpful to mention to the reader the obvious connection.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.92.15.232 (talk) 08:56, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: That is a religious reference.  This article is not about religion.  I removed the link. --ChrisRuvolo (t) 13:52, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Does the fact that there are plenty of parallels not count for anything? It's not going in the main body of the article, it's going into a section that is sort of by-definition dedicated to things other than the focus of the article. By this logic there should never be a "See Also" section in any article, since they will always deviate somewhat from the topic at hand.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.92.15.232 (talk) 19:11, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Find a connection between this bull and the Golden Calf in a reliable source (where the source makes the connection, not you), and you should then add it to the article. If you are the one making the connection, that's original research forbidden under WP:OR. Noroton (talk) 17:50, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Keep your eyes open: that connection may be closer than you think. 205.167.180.132 (talk) 16:06, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

text: From what I have read in ancient time Ba'al was re-represented as the God of of prosperity, representing wealth, gain, and profit. Both Baʿal and El are associated with the bull in Ugaritic texts. The symbol for Ba'al is the moon crescent which can also be depicted as the horns of a bull. Some traders will invest during a full moon which could show a link between Ba'al a moon deity. 82.1.172.39 (talk) 14:27, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text:  There should at least be a "controversy" part in this article mentioning the similarity with the biblical Golden Calf.   — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.164.169.72 (talk) 20:23, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

text: Well, at least that blog post makes it clear that some people do associate the Charging Bull with Golden calf. I find it very plausible that Di Modica actually intended such an ironic connection and in any case, it is quite obvious that a golden bull near the world famous stock exchange reminds people of that biblical story.62.78.227.13 (talk) 08:09, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Relation with the Golden Calf 

message: somebody use this article, it contains a brief interview with arturo with him standing in front of the statue, and the circumstances surrounding the moving of the statue (more accurate account of why it was moved).
http://www.sichat.com/forum_topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=711&FORUM_ID=15&CAT_ID=8&Forum_Title=Island+News&Topic_Title=Arturo+Di+Modica%27s+Italian+Bull
Lucky dog (talk) 15:27, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article on Charging Bull, artist, and circumstances surrounding its move 

message: If they aren't allowed to move or make copies of it? Vyroglyph (talk) 10:23, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  How can someone own it? 

message: I am obviously not alone in thinking the prayer rally is of a noteworthy nature, but some people like to delete more than they like to add.  We shall leave it here in the talk page.  Because, yes, it is relevant.  Skotte (talk) 06:29, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Prayer rally

message: This article needs some context regarding the symbology of the Finantial Market's Trends, namely, the bull represents upwards trends (the optimism and positive movements in the financial markets), while the BEAR represents downwards trends (negativity and pesimism, its influence in the markets). In my opinion, this is very important and should be included here, this explains also why other important financial centers (like Frankfurt in Germany) have also sculptures of the bear and the bull in their stock market places. 
A charging bull in Wall Street, therefore, without the presence of the bear (I've never been in USA so please correct me if I'm wrong), would symbolize the positive vision of the markets, always expecting the upward trend.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.31.24.97 (talk) 20:12, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article needs some perspective: Market Trend Symbology NOT mentioned 

message: Whenever I see the image of the Charging Bull, it always rises in me the association with the biblical story of the Golden Calf. Does anyone know of any such connection between the two? --Jjulio Milagros Ccesar (talk) 03:07, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  possible link to the [[Golden Calf]]? 

message: The upcoming movie 'Arthur' features a scene, at least in the previews, of the bull being uprooted in a car crash. Lots42 (talk) 09:48, 19 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Footage used in previews does not always make it into the film, and there's no way to know if the appearance is significant and notable without seeing the film. Beyond My Ken (talk) 18:39, 19 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  'Arthur' 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: This article has some information and some references that might be helpful: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/nyregion/fearless-girl-statue-de-blasio.html
It is primarily about the fearless girl statue that was recently added, but includes information about the original bull, and the artist's (of the bull) reaction to the fearless girl statue.Benthatsme (talk) 14:14, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  More references about origins of sculpture, and 'fearless girl' 

message: I've added more incidents to the "Incidents of Vandalism" subsection, and it's got me wondering if it that content would be better included under "Criticism" rather than "History". 
My rationale is that much of the vandalism has been intended as political/economic commentary, generally in opposition to what the Bull is intended to represent. There are also shared references and content overlap discussing Occupy Wall Street.Cosmocatalano (talk) 14:56, 14 June 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I guess so? This might fit under either section, as some of the vandalism is a critical response to the bull itself, but it's also history. Great work on this section, by the way. I added a little more. epicgenius (talk) 17:23, 14 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vandalism (IRL, not Wikipedia) 

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