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OriginalCentaurea jacea, a species of herbaceous perennial plants in the genus Centaurea native to dry meadows and open woodland throughout Europe.
Reason
Always time for flowers.
Articles in which this image appears
Centaurea jacea
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
Uoaei1

Promoted File:Centaurea jacea 01.JPG --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:56, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – La Nymphe surprise (The surprised nymph) by Édouard Manet
Reason
Good Scan of That Painting by Édouard Manet Plus EV.
Articles in which this image appears
La Nymphe surprise, Suzanne Manet , Édouard Manet +3
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Édouard Manet
  • 'Oh wow. **No** problem wringing an article on this. This is a charming little painting, an truly important work of the artist, a big painter's love and later wife, a lovely love story behind it and she just looks like a little nymph, come on now. Hafspajen (talk) 06:16, 20 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Article ready -- see link above. And as for the record, I don't think there should be an article dedicated to the each and every painting itself to be considered of EV. That is just going too far. A limited EV. Only used in galleries, as Milburn said, that's correct here. But there are plenty good paintings that are used in significant ways in many articles, and it should be quite enough. This one, with only in galleries, well, OK. But when a painting is used and adds to an article that IS EV. An own article as a standard requirement - no . We don't require that it should be an own article on photographs either. Hafspajen (talk) 08:50, 20 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Coment - this painting is an important painting of the artist's production. He himself thought to be one of the most important of his works. Why it not as equally well known as his other paintings is because he never sold it but keept it his entire life, and thus it was not as much potographed and published. It is depicting his wife. Hafspajen (talk) 11:53, 20 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Édouard MANET - La Nymphe surprise - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:25, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
A high quality set of the painting series by Vernet
Articles in which this image appears
Four Times of the Day (Joseph Vernet)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Claude Joseph Vernet

Promoted File:Claude-Joseph Vernet - The four times of day- Morning - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:05, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Claude-Joseph Vernet - The four times of day- Midday - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:05, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Claude-Joseph Vernet - The four times of day- Evening - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:05, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Claude-Joseph Vernet - The four times of day- Night - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:05, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalThe Little Street (1657–58) by Johannes Vermeer (1632–75); The Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, who hold the piece, consider that it "occupies an exceptional place in Vermeer’s oeuvre". IM (not very) HO, I just think it's a fantastic painting!
Reason
An excellent image of a superb Vermeer
Articles in which this image appears
The Little Street, Johannes Vermeer + 2 others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Johannes Vermeer
Just out of curiosity, I see that if a scan of a painting is relegated to a large gallery at the bottom of a page, it's considered having low EV. What you are saying, is that the nominator can just create a stub with 1 sentence, post the image, and suddenly the EV is there? If so, I'll go with it, I'm just wondering for clarification purposes. Mattximus (talk) 14:42, 21 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Just a minor correction: the image isn't in a gallery at the bottom, it's placed to the right at the top of the "Career" section. In relation to the article, it has to pass the WP:GNG threshold to have an article, which is part of the measure. - SchroCat (talk) 15:37, 21 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • If you think someone is trying to game the system by doing so, then please AFD. That's why we have such processes. If a painting supports its own article (i.e. an article that would survive AFD), then it has EV. Period. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:13, 22 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment -- The painting has it's own article The Little Street AND it is a famous painting too. That should be an EV itself. The Little Street is a well known painting. Can't really understand this discussion above. Hafspajen (talk) 20:18, 21 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Johannes Vermeer - Gezicht op huizen in Delft, bekend als 'Het straatje' - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:30, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A moustached man—dressed in white stockings, puffed breeches, and a red robe—props himself up with his left arm on a bed. His eyes are wide and his right hand raised, palm open towards the front. A suit of armour lays on the floor at the foot of his bed. Who is he? He is Richard III, King of England from 1483 to 1485
Reason
High resolution file, very EVish, Garrick as Richard III (1745) by William Hogarth. Have mercy, Jesu! Soft! I did but dream. O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me! – The scene is Shakespeare's Richard III Act V, Sc. 3. David Garrick, the superstar of the Shakespearean drama - plays Richard III just before the Battle of Bosworth, where he will shout: A horse, a horse! My kingdom for a horse!
Articles in which this image appears
David Garrick as Richard III, David Garrick, William Hogarth, Augustan drama, 1745 in art, Battle of Bosworth Field, Boydell Shakespeare Gallery, Cultural depictions of Richard III of England, Richard III (play), Shakespeare in performance, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Walker Art Gallery
FP category for this image
link to category (listed on the WP:FP page) that best describes the image
Creator
User:William Hogarthjoke - hm, no account, only article...joke , OK it is English painter William Hogarth
Sigh - can't one trust Google files any more? Hafspajen (talk) 02:06, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Shall I Whitdraw Hafspajen (talk) 02:07, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:38, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalScott Thwaites at the 2014 Tour of Britain stage 8a
Reason
Good quality photo of the cyclist in action.
Articles in which this image appears
Scott Thwaites
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator
KTC
I think there are "good" busy backgrounds and bad ones, and that this one is particularly bad because of the guy in the bright orange vest who is so very unfortunately positioned right behind the cyclist's head, as well as the tube that seems to be coming out of his helmet. Personally I think the composition is awful (no offence to anyone) but I see that others do not agree. 86.136.150.74 (talk) 21:20, 22 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:ToB 2014 stage 8a - Scott Thwaites 03.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:12, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
High quality image, high EV. The first government issue of Trinidad and Tobago banknotes consisted of a one and two dollar denomination dated 1905.
Original
Trinidad and Tobago first government-issued series of banknotes. A one-dollar and two-dollar bill of 1905. Of the two varieties of $2 bill (solid red, and red with green overprint), the pictured type is prohibitively scarce.
Articles in which this image appears
Trinidad and Tobago dollar
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Thomas de la Rue for Trinidad and Tobago.
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Image by Godot13.

Promoted File:TRI&TOB-1b-Trinidad & Tobago-1 Dollar (1905).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:14, 2 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:TRI&TOB-2b-Trinidad & Tobago-2 Dollars (1905).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:14, 2 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Self portrait (1889), by Vincent van Gogh (1853–90); this is one of 43 self portraits by van Gogh; he would often paint himself because it was cheaper then paying for a model. The Musée d'Orsay, who hold the painting, note “The model's immobility contrasts with the undulating hair and beard, echoed and amplified in the hallucinatory arabesques of the background”, but I think the secret is in the rather haunted eyes.
Reason
A great copy of a very well-known work
Articles in which this image appears
Van Gogh self-portrait (1889), Portraits of Vincent van Gogh, Vincent van Gogh
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Vincent van Gogh
  • But does that affect the inherent notability of the works or images themselves? There may be an embarassment of riches for the late C19th at the moment, but other eras or movements will have their moments in the spotlight. - SchroCat (talk) 15:43, 21 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
No, they remain what they are. My thinking is, they're familiar to many people, whereas less-well-known artists would be a learning experience – and perhaps intriguing as something new to viewers/readers.
In this instance, Van Gogh is arguably the most famous personality in Western art of the Modern Era (though others could be argued as well), and his late style, while often entrancing, is familiar to most culturally literate people. I'm not suggesting his works should never be FPs, only that it would be refreshing to vary the mix with talented but often ignored artists (not from France or the Low Countries), such as Baluschek, Liebermann, Corinth and various Scandinavian and Russian painters. Sca (talk) 17:15, 21 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I agree entirely that there should also be lesser-known artists work here, but my original point still stands: that does not affect the inherent notability of the works or images themselves. - SchroCat (talk) 17:20, 21 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • It doesn't matter how many works from a single artist we feature, so long as they all have the proper EV. Being featured per se does not affect how interesting or educational an image is; it actually has very little effect on readers. The POTD process is what draws attention, and I or whoever is in charge at the time can handle that when it comes time for it. We have 43 FPs of map projections, but no complaints yet (even after 10 or so have already been run). — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:12, 22 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I think it does matter, but I'm not going to debate the issue. Sca (talk) 01:33, 22 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Vincent van Gogh - Self-Portrait - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:47, 2 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalJerusalem's Hurva Synagogue interior during morning prayer, July 2013
Reason
High EV and good quality
Articles in which this image appears
Hurva Synagogue
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
Yakov613

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:01, 2 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalCarolus-Duran's portrait of Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor, a prominent American socialite and wife of businessman William Backhouse Astor, Jr.
Reason
High quality depiction of a notable socialite; apparently, she would always stand in front of the portrait when receiving guests.
Articles in which this image appears
Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor +1
FP category for this image
She'd probably want to be in Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility, but I think Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others works better
Creator
Carolus-Duran

Promoted File:Carolus-Duran 001.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:20, 3 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalJay Gould (1836-1892), railroad developer and speculator, for a long time cast as the archetypal robber baron.
Reason
Prints from the late 19th/early 20th century often aren't perfect, but this print... is no exception. Still! It's a very nice portrait of a major Victorian-era financier, and it's certainly not that bad. Took a fair bit of restoration, as the print was rather heavily damaged at the edges, but I think the results are worth it.
Articles in which this image appears
Jay Gould +2
FP category for this image
An excellent candidate for the very underpopulated Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/People/Business
Creator
Uncredited photographer; restoration by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Jay Gould - Bain News Service.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:02, 3 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]






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Original – The yellow house (Vincent's House)
 
ALT – The yellow house (Vincent's House)
 
ALT 2 – The yellow house (Vincent's House) (Van Gogh Museum scan)
Reason
A Good Scan of a very well-known work
Articles in which this image appears
Décoration for the Yellow House (Own Article) Vincent van Gogh +2
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Vincent van Gogh
I believe you can download it from the link. – Editør (talk) 17:32, 22 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Vincent van Gogh - The yellow house ('The street').jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:28, 3 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – "Le Quai Saint-Michel et Notre-Dame" (1901) by Maximilien Luce (1858–1941); This was painted by Luce when was moving from his Neo-Impressionist period to his later Populist period, according to the Musée d'Orsay, who hold the piece.
Reason
Excellent scan of a great painting
Articles in which this image appears
The Quai Saint-Michel and Notre-Dame, Maximilien Luce, Timeline of Paris
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Maximilien Luce
  • I'm not sure that the number of paintings that precede it in the article makes any difference, as long as the image is suitable for the article and isn't tucked into a gallery. - SchroCat (talk) 15:27, 21 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Ahem, Schro, it is in the gallery.... Hafspajen (talk) 20:21, 21 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Not when I wrote the above! It's not in a gallery in the second article, however. - SchroCat (talk) 20:26, 21 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Ugh, that's bad. Hafspajen (talk) 20:55, 21 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Maximilien Luce - The Quai Saint-Michel and Notre-Dame - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:51, 3 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalRosenbauer Panther, a model of airport crash tender, at Dortmund Airport, 2010.
Reason
One of the toys for big boys. The vehicle's internal equipment is shown, sharp enough, decent EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Rosenbauer Panther
FP category for this image
Vehicles/Land
Creator
DR

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:43, 3 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The FM Towns Marty was a fifth-generation home video game console released in 1991 by Fujitsu, exclusively for the Japanese market. It was the first 32-bit home video game system, and came complete with a built in CD-ROM drive and floppy disk drive.
Reason
High EV. Great quality picture of uncommon hardware. It's extra nice that you can see the FDD slot on it (as well as its cheesy slogan.)
Articles in which this image appears
FM Towns Marty, History of video game consoles (fifth generation)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Electronics
Creator
Evan-Amos

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:14, 3 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Colonnades of and sky above Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (Rome, Italy).
Reason
Higher Resolution plus EV
Articles in which this image appears
Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (Own Article)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator
Livioandronico2013

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:04, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Jane Digby, Lady Ellenborough (1807-1881)
Reason
High Resolution
Articles in which this image appears
Jane Digby
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others sometimes Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator
Artist: William Charles Ross
Uploader: Jan Arkesteijn

Promoted File:Jane Digby, Lady Ellenborough, by William Charles Ross.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:40, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
High Resolution and EV
Articles in which this image appears
St Sophia's Cathedral, London
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
Diliff

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:41, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Charles Catton, by Charles Catton
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Charles Catton
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Charles Catton

Promoted File:Charles Catton, by Charles Catton (1728-1798).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:28, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Boys Bathing on the River Wensum, Norwich by John Crome
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
John Crome + River Wensum (recently added)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
John Crome

Promoted File:John Crome - Boys Bathing on the River Wensum, Norwich - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:35, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Poster by George Bissill commissioned for the Ministry of Information during the Second World War of coal miners at work.
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
George Bissill
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II
Creator
George Bissill
I can't perceive what blurred means here! The painting is so clear and distinct. please take look at it in zoom-in state.-Alborzagros (talk) 12:35, 22 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:50, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Sir Francis Bourgeois by Sir William Beechey (date of painting unknown, but painter died in 1839)
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Francis Bourgeois
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
William Beechey

Promoted File:Sir Peter Francis Bourgeois by Sir William Beechey.jpg --Ṫ Ḧ the joy of the LORDmy strength 13:16, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalThomas Browne with his wife Dorothy, by Joan Carlile, c. 1641 – 1650. From the National Portrait Gallery, London collection.
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Thomas Browne and Joan Carlile
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Joan Carlile

Promoted File:Lady Dorothy Browne (née Mileham); Sir Thomas Browne by Joan Carlile.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:28, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalProfile Portrait of a Young Lady, commonly attributed to Italian artist Antonio del Pollaiuolo. Painted with oil on poplar wood in 1465, the painting features an unidentified lady in an exquisite brocade dress, whose posture suggests she is sitting in the marble embrasure of a window or balcony.
Reason
Those were the blessed days without botox and artificial eyelashes... Speculated to be Lucrezia Landriani, but I couldn't find a reliable source for that.
Articles in which this image appears
Profile Portrait of a Young Lady, three more
FP category for this image
Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Antonio del Pollaiuolo (presumably)

Promoted File:Piero del Pollaiuolo - Profile Portrait of a Young Lady - Gemäldegalerie Berlin - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:12, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Self portrait (1782) by Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755–1842); Le Brun was possibly the most important female painter of the 18th century. This painting is a free imitation of Peter Paul Rubens's 1622 portrait Portrait of Susanna Lunden. After the selfie was cleaned, it appeared to be an autographed replica of the original (held in a private collection).
Reason
Superb scan of an excellent picture
Articles in which this image appears
Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun + 5 others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

Promoted File:Self-portrait in a Straw Hat by Elisabeth-Louise Vigée-Lebrun.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:35, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalKinky mythology. Jupiter's amorous escapades. Jupiter's passion having sex with women in disguise typifies the unabashed eroticism, radiance, and cool, pearly colors associated with Correggio's best work.
Reason
Used, own article, Google file. The scene is depicting Jupiter seducing Io, a mytological tale... The scene is is inspired by Ovid's classic Metamorphoses. Jupiter was often tempted by other women and took on various disguises in order to cover his various escapades, one time taking the form of a swan, another time of a bull, rain, and in this story a cloud.
A copy of this painting is seen here   - on the wall...
Articles in which this image appears
Jupiter and Io, Antonio da Correggio, Orleans Collection, The Io Passion
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Antonio da Correggio

Promoted File:Antonio Allegri, called Correggio - Jupiter and Io - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:55, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – I don't really think it needs introduction, but Saint Basil's Cathedral is a church in Red Square in Moscow, Russia. Built from 1555–61, it commemorates the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan.
Reason
High resolution and quality. Currently a finalist for POTY
Articles in which this image appears
Saint Basil's Cathedral
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Petar Milošević
  • Oppose I compared this side by side with the daylight picture at the top of the article and to be honest the colours are a lot better in the day pic... Maybe it's better at night when actually visiting it, but in this picture the colours seem pale and washed... gazhiley 23:03, 24 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - The colors are bright because they are lighted with bright lights, but I don't think they are distorted by the lights. Also, supporting this image does not mean negating all the images of the cathedral taken during the daytime. It's just a different image, so it's a good one to have. - CorinneSD (talk) 18:38, 25 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Sant Vasily cathedral in Moscow.JPG --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:46, 5 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – This part of Chicago's skyline shows the backdrop (Including CNA Center, Willis Tower and Legacy Tower) to the Petrillo Music Shell and several notable buildings
Reason
This image adds strong support to the main image by giving additional perspective to the reader. This is also an FP on commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Petrillo Music Shell and Legacy Tower
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator
Poco a poco

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:31, 5 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
Caldecott is really notable, William Cowper, while a bit out-of-fashion, possibly for good reasons (he pads a bit) is highly notable, and even Edmund Evans, the publisher is notable. This is the first two images from the set, provided to allow initial comments before I finish it. I intend to finish the colour illustrations next, then the black and white. The article discusses the illustrations.
  • Question: Aren't they a bit pale? It's more the other images on that page are too dark and over-saturated. I have the book. There's a strong tendency for people to do that sort of edit if they don't work against the originals.
Articles in which this image appears
The Diverting History of John Gilpin
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Literary illustrations
Creator
Randolph Caldecott and Edmund Evans; restoration by Adam Cuerden

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:31, 5 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Caption
The Wilton Diptych (c. 1395-99); a small egg on oak portable diptych depicting Richard II of England kneeling before the Virgin and Child. The painting is described by the art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon as "the most beautiful dream of heaven to survive in all British art".
Reason
This is the finest British work of the International Gothic style
Articles in which this image appears
Wilton Diptych
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator
Unknown English or French painter from the 1390s

Promoted File:Wilton diptych; left-hand panel.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:58, 5 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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Original – The artist Salvator Rosa was almost arrested for this artwork as it was seen as a satirical attack on the Pope's patronage of the arts.
Reason
Excellent scan of terrific painting; high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Allegory of Fortune, a new article on the painting; Salvator Rosa, the artist; Allegory; and two others.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Salvator Rosa

Promoted File:Salvator Rosa (Italian) - Allegory of Fortune - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:53, 5 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A Chinese Shuttlecock used in China.
Reason
It is an actual shuttlecock that they use in China when they actually play games with it.
Articles in which this image appears
Jianzi
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Sport
Creator
Yoshi24517

Not Promoted --Ṫ Ḧ the joy of the LORDmy strength 15:56, 5 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Great Court of the British Museum, showing the tessellated roof, the largest covered roof in Europe.
Reason
It's an interesting view (albeit oft repeated) of the Great Court of the British Museum, the main interior space in which all the galleries and rooms emanate from. It's high resolution, taken during the blue hour which allows the tessellated roof to contrast against the warmer tones of the interior. It's EV is wide ranging as it illustrates a wide variety of articles relating to the the architectural style and the museum itself.
Articles in which this image appears
British Museum, British Museum Reading Room, Museum architecture, Queen Elizabeth II Great Court and Tessellated roof
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
User:Diliff

Promoted File:British Museum Great Court, London, UK - Diliff.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:57, 5 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalHygin-Auguste Cavé, a French attorney, journalist, and government official, as well as an occasional playwright and librettist, in an 1844 portrait by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Reason
High quality scan of a good portrait of a notable individual by a notable artist.
Articles in which this image appears
Hygin-Auguste Cavé
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
A famous French lawyer. Hmmmm. Sca (talk) 23:15, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Well, maybe he wouldn't be remembered for being a lawyer, but look (in the article) at all the other things he did. I think you're teasing me, though. - CorinneSD (talk) 23:56, 1 March 2015 (UTC) [reply]
Moi? Sca (talk) 14:53, 2 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Edmond Cavé 1844 Ingres - NY Met Museum of Art.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:57, 5 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalMugger crocodile (Gando) in Chabahar, Iran
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Mugger crocodile
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator
User:HaDi

Not Promoted -- — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:05, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Škoda Superb is a large family car that has been produced by the Czech car manufacturer Škoda Auto since 2001.
Reason
Very high quality image with good EV for many of the articles.
Articles in which this image appears
Škoda Superb, Automotive industry in Ukraine, Škoda Auto, Czech Republic + 4 more
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Land
Creator
Michel de Vries

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:40, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalTaractrocera ceramas, commonly known as the Tamil Grass Dart, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found from the western Ghats to Bombay, in the hills of southern India and northern Burma. Taken at Kadavoor, Kerala, India.
Reason
A very nice picture of a butterfly. We don't have enough of them!
Articles in which this image appears
Taractrocera ceramas
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Jkadavoor

Promoted File:Taractrocera ceramas Tamil Grass Dart by Jkadavoor.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:01, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Vaulted monks' cellarium at Fountains Abbey, a World Heritage Site
Reason
Nice colour interior image of a World Heritage Site.
Articles in which this image appears
Cellarium, Fountains Abbey
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
KTC
It might be better if there was some explanation of why it is lit in this way. 31.49.120.201 (talk)
It depends what one mean by "originally". If you mean what it looked like a few hundred years ago when the monastery was in use, then no of course not. If you mean that's what it look like today (or rather, when I went there in December), then it does look like that originally. The lighting was put in place by the people running the site itself (i.e. National Trust). I didn't set up any special lighting to take the picture. -- KTC (public) (talk) 16:23, 25 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Lightning that it's an art installation made with light. I have done something similar myself. Hafspajen (talk) 18:27, 25 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Perhaps it would be more featurable if it illustrated Art installation then. 109.151.39.1 (talk) 12:30, 28 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:19, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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File:O'Hara, Maureen.jpg
OriginalMaureen O'Hara, Irish-American actress and singer, photographed c. 1940 (1946?)
Reason
Has recently won an Honorary Academy Award; typical glamour portrait for its day. I believe that last aspect was missed at its previous nomination - cf. Frances Farmer, Gene Tierney (1, 2), Leslie Howard for further examples of the style
Articles in which this image appears
Maureen O'Hara, Irish people (in collage)
FP category for this image
People/Entertainment
Creator
Unknown (studio publicity still)
  • Support as nominatorSamsara 03:26, 25 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose for now. Publicity stills such as this usually had the copyright notice on the reverse (if they had one at all). We cannot be certain that there was no notice without being able to check the reverse, and... sadly... Doctor Macro never uploads those. (Also, this strikes me as having had a pure white background added digitally) — Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:26, 25 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
But FPC is not the place to address copyright concerns. Samsara 20:42, 25 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
If you're not willing to nominate it for deletion, then you haven't finished the job and you just make it look like you're actually trying to sabotage the nom for reasons that have nothing to do with the copyright status. If you really have concerns, I dare you to nominate it for deletion so we can do this job properly. Samsara 03:42, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Wow, ABF much? Particularly ironic considering your own replies to Hafs in other nominations. I wrote a quick oppose, based on previous experiences with Doctor Macro stills (not posters; posters had their copyright notices on the front), about 2 minutes before stepping out to handle paperwork related to me registering for the doctorate program. I've barely been home for more than to sleep since 48 hours ago. Yes, I am perfectly fine with XFDing this. No need to dare me. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:14, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
And are you saying you want the Hepburn case to be repeated? Commons:Deletion requests/File:Hepburn-afternoon.jpg ended with the deletion of an English-Wikipedia featured picture of the actress. If we'd looked at copyright more carefully during the nomination (at the time I was not as versed in copyright issues, hence my support there; you yourself appeared to consider the license within FPC's purview as well...), we'd have avoided such an embarrassment. I've learned my lesson. Has FPC? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:21, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I would simply like you to raise addressable issues, not throw around wild suspicions that you apparently cannot substantiate either way. Samsara 05:52, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Samsara, I think you are being unreasonable. Copyright concerns certainly are something that should be addressed here when they exist, and it is right and fair that we ask for a high level of certainty concerning the copyright status of images nominated at FPC. J Milburn (talk) 12:26, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • My concern was, and remains, addressable: we either delete this image (under the precautionary principle on Commons) or we confirm that the image was indeed published without a copyright notice. EBay is usually pretty good for that, though matching up the exact images is a sometimes thing. BTW, I'd have raised (and I believe I have raised) the same concern whenever I've seen these images come through FAC. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:41, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - -- Armbrust I don't know about the rules, but the image, when I clicked on it states - nominated for deletion. This media file has been nominated for deletion since 26 February 2015 ... souldn't this be speedy close? Hafspajen (talk) 09:49, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:06, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalMont Sainte-Victoire and the Viaduct of the Arc River Valley (1885–1887), Metropolitan Museum of Art
Reason
Great EV. One of the paintings that sparked a revolution in art.
Articles in which this image appears
Mont Sainte-Victoire and the Viaduct of the Arc River Valley, Paul Cézanne, Mont_Sainte-Victoire_(Cézanne)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Paul Cézanne

Promoted File:Paul Cézanne - Mont Sainte-Victoire and the Viaduct of the Arc River Valley (Metropolitan Museum of Art).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:00, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalMadonna and Child (1426): The artist Masaccio (1401–28) was the first great painter of the Quattrocento period of the Italian Renaissance. It was the central panel of an altar in the Santa Maria del Carmine church in Pisa.
Reason
Fantastic scan of superb Renaissance altarpiece
Articles in which this image appears
Madonna and Child (Masaccio)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator
Masaccio

Promoted File:Masaccio. Madonna and Child. 1426. National Gallery, London.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:21, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Fall of Man from the left panel of the Vienna Diptych by the Flemish artist Hugo van der Goes. Painted in the second half of the 15th century, it shows Serpent as a bipedal salamander-like creature because it was assumed that the serpent could walk before God's curse compelled it to crawl and eat dust. Such depiction of the Serpent was introduced into art in the late 13th century and was later generally abandoned by the Renaissance artists.
Reason
This particular Fall of Man is interesting because of salamander-like bipedal tempting Serpent, which in later depictions would become the ordinary snake we got used to. I haven't spotted a good digitization of the right panel, though.
Articles in which this image appears
Vienna Diptych
FP category for this image
Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Hugo van der Goes

Promoted File:Hugo van der Goes - The Fall of Man and The Lamentation - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:45, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Terry Plank
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

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OriginalPersian carpet made by artist Ghyas el Din Jami – Wool, cotton and silk, from 1542–1543
Reason
why you think it meets the FPC criteria and should be featured (check criteria first)
Articles in which this image appears
Persian carpet
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator
Ghyas el Din Jami
But I have a question: why is it dark at the corners, especially at the left end? Is that a result of aging of the carpet or of lighting? - CorinneSD (talk) 17:56, 25 February 2015 (UTC) [reply]
  • Oppose looks very blurry at full resolution. Can't make out details. Renata (talk) 18:58, 25 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose The image has been tampered with. A digital patch was applied (badly) on top of a (damaged?) portion of the carpet on the upper right corner. Also, although the pixel count is not bad, the image is indeed quite blurry. And, BTW, are we sure that we got the size right? 0.3x0.7 meters is more like a doormat than a carpet. --Ebertakis (talk) 21:58, 25 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment- The file is a Google file, https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/tabriz/CgFkUW6YyFkczw source say 682 cm X 322 cm, that's giant. It's added - |pretty_dimensions = w682 x h335 cm, no idea why it is comming up as milimeter. Hafspajen (talk) 23:08, 25 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:37, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Movie footage of Etna's eruptive episode (paroxysm) during the night of 16-17 November 2013. Places where the footage was recorded (copied from source):
00:00 Piano Vetore (upper southwest flank of Etna)
00:16 Piano del Vescovo (upper southeast flank of Etna)
03:03 Zafferana Etnea (southeast flank of Etna)
03:33 Santa Venerina (southeast flank of Etna)
03:58 Milo (east flank of Etna)
04:20 Mareneve road near Fornazzo (east flank of Etna)
05:06 Mareneve road near Monte Fontane (ENE flank of Etna)
05:43 Mareneve road near Fornazzo (east flank of Etna)
07:03 Fornazzo (east flank of Etna)
07:16 Tremestieri Etneo (south flank of Etna)
Reason
I find the quality of this video to be outstanding. Also, the EV is great. It's probably the most famous volcano in the world. Having footage of its eruption is almost a blessing. Also, have fun clicking on the times I've indicated in the caption to hear the detonations one after the other, and you'll discover that they sound very different.
Articles in which this image appears
Mount Etna
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Others
Creator
Boris Behncke

Promoted File:Paroxysm at Etna, 16-17 November 2013.webm --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:29, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalThe Crucifixion with the Virgin and St John is a painting by Hendrick ter Brugghen, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Probably painted in about 1625 as an altarpiece for a Catholic "hidden church" in the Calvinist Dutch United Provinces, it was discovered in a bombed out church in South Hackney, London in 1956. The scene depicted is taken from the Gospel of John: "When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home."
Reason
High quality painting, unknown for over three centuries, and discovered in a bombed out church. The stories this work could tell...
Articles in which this image appears
The Crucifixion with the Virgin and St John +2
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Hendrick ter Brugghen

Promoted File:Hendrick ter Brugghen The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:00, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Depiction of a biblical teaching of Jesus, the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)
Reason
I believe this image meets app the featured article criteria. Used on multiple articles, high quality and technical standard, etc. It's gorgeous really, and has an incredible visual effect on the reader. It is Jan Wijnants's Parable of the Good Samaritan, depicting the the parable as told by Jesus in response to a question posed to him by a Mosaic scholar.
Articles in which this image appears
Parable of the Good Samaritan, Parable, Luke 10, Jan Wijnants. Used on other wikis as well.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator
Jan Wijnants

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:51, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalStephan's Quintet, a group of four galaxies. The upper left NGC 7320 is seven times closer to earth and NGC 7319, at top right, is a barred spiral with distinct spiral arms that follow nearly 180 degrees back to the bar. NGC 7317, at bottom left, is a normal-looking elliptical galaxy and the next galaxy appears to have two cores, but it is actually two galaxies, NGC 7318A and NGC 7318B.
 
ALT - Denoised.
Reason
A super quality pic with good EV
Articles in which this image appears
NGC 7317 and Stephan's Quintet
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator
NASA, ESA, and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team

Promoted File:Stephan's Quintet Hubble 2009.full denoise.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:31, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalMr and Mrs Andrews is an oil on canvas portrait of about 1750 by Thomas Gainsborough, now in the National Gallery, London. Little known until the 20th century, the painting drew great praise after its first exhibition and was an icon of British art by the mid-1950s. Interestingly (and to great effect), it combines portraiture and landscape painting.
Reason
High quality scan of a notable painting
Articles in which this image appears
Mr and Mrs Andrews +2
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Thomas Gainsborough

Promoted File:Thomas Gainsborough - Mr and Mrs Andrews.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:50, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham. Lines are from tree structure.
Reason
Rather striking, very detailed painting of a historical person, George Villiers, the first Duke of Buckingham; the favourite of King James I of England - here shrouded in pearls
Articles in which this image appears
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator
Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt

Promoted File:Michiel J. van Miereveld - George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:51, 9 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Huacachina and surrounding dunes
ALT - crop left by ~1500px.
Reason
Interesting subject , meets size requirements,
Articles in which this image appears
Huacachina Ica, Peru
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator
Ingo Mehling
  • Oppose. There's an issue that nobody has commented on yet... There seems to be a significant bowing of the panorama. The left side is bowing outwards to the left, and the right side is bowing outwards to the right. There's also a minor stitching error above and below the left hand oasis. And the sky is a bit blown and the town itself is too dark. I think the image has a lot of potential and wow but I'd love to get my hands on the original images and process it better. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 14:01, 2 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Jobas (talk) 14:58, 2 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalThe Baptism of Christ (1848–50), Piero della Francesca; a sublime picture and one of the gems of the National Gallery. According to our article, "It portrays Christ being baptised by John, his head surmounted by a dove representing the Holy Spirit. Christ, John's hand, the bird and the bowl form an axis which divides the painting in two symmetrical parts. A second division is created by the tree on the left, which instead divides it according to the golden ratio." So there you go.
Reason
Superb image of a major work
Articles in which this image appears
The Baptism of Christ (Piero della Francesca)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Piero della Francesca
Eh. This is a painting where the painter have calculated everything, even the smallest details to that they should fit the according to the golden ratio. It is a masterpiece of the very first divison. Hafspajen (talk) 21:39, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – A portrait of the Italian sculptor Alessandro Vittoria, of the Venetian school. He was considered one of the foremost Italian sculptors of the 16th century.
Reason
High quality scan, good painting of a notable sculptor (an underrepresented group)
Articles in which this image appears
Alessandro Vittoria
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Paolo Veronese

Promoted File:Alessandro Vittoria - Paolo Veronese.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:10, 10 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalThe Entombment (probably 1450s), Dieric Bouts; a painting in which pigments were bound with glue before being attached to linen by Bouts, an Early Netherlandish painter. According to the FA article, the “painting is an austere but affecting portrayal of sorrow and grief. It shows four female and three male mourners grieving over the body of Christ.”
Reason
Excellent scan of high EV piece (FA on the painting)
Articles in which this image appears
The Entombment (Bouts)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Dieric Bouts

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Original – Three mealybugs, insects in the family Pseudococcidae. These unarmored scale insects are found in moist, warm climates and considered pests as they feed on plant juices of greenhouse plants, house plants and subtropical trees.
Reason
As can be seen from the file history, this was a tough shot to get right. Mealybugs are tiny little "bug-cows" (herded by ants) which feed on plant matter. These were found in our garden (the pinkish background is the wall). I ended up focus stacking 5 images to get all three of these tiny insects in focus (not an easy task, if you look at the rest of the Commons category). I think it's rather nice, even if they terrorize plants.
Articles in which this image appears
Mealybug
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Chris Woodrich
  • Support as nominator –  — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:41, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment: I appreciate how big an ask this is, but do we have any clearer identification? We have nearly 300 listed genera, nevermind species, so "a mealybug" is actually a very vague ID. J Milburn (talk) 10:33, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • I can try to ask, but some of the identification methods (poking a female, for instance) are not applicable to pictures. My wife's also gotten rid of the mealybugs - as soon as I told her they eat plants, she didn't want them in the garden. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:59, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • To quote User:Shyamal from elsewhere: "Unfortunately most mealybugs can only be identified under a microscope and identifying to species would require the specialist (i.e. not me) to examine a specimen, dissect the genitalia and compare with literature (often scattered in journals)." I'm still looking for a genus-level ID, but not hoping for much. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:12, 2 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
        • Alright, I've received a response from an entomologist Jee recommended. As with Shyamal, he stated that a certain identification from a photograph would be impossible. He did note, however, that there is a species (Phenacoccus parvus) which feeds on Lantana (as here). — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:45, 2 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Can we get it down to a genus or other subgrouping? Adam Cuerden (talk) 11:51, 3 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • No, "identification" as above included identification to the genus as well. Sorry I wasn't clearer about that — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:07, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
        • I'm sorry, but I'm not sure I'm comfortable supporting this without clearer ID. We used to pass a lot of images with only genus level ID, but even that strikes me as less than ideal, now. A lack of clear ID, for my money, reduces EV; the best and most useful images in professional works (such as reputable guidebooks or scientific papers [didn't we used to have something about this in the criteria?]) are going to have a subject which is identified with some accuracy. Josh Milburn (talk) 09:18, 5 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
          • Oh, I understand completely. There are a lot of unidentified insects I've taken images of which haven't been anywhere near FPC or QIC (on Commons); they may be technically there, but the ID needs to be done. For the mealybugs, I thought that the extreme difficulty of proper identification (and the technical shot) would be a mitigating factor, so I tried nominating anyways. No worries if that's not the case. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:32, 5 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Christ in the desert by Ivan Kramskoi
Reason
It is an iconic painting by an important Russian painter. Ivan Kramskoy was a significant figure in the Russian art history - both painter and art theoretician, the intellectual leader of the Russian democratic art movement in 1860-1880, together with   Russian artists like Ilya Repin and Ivan Shishkin.
Articles in which this image appears
Christ in the Desert, Ivan Kramskoi, List of Russian artists, Mark 1, Matthew 4:2
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Ivan Kramskoy

Promoted File:Christ in the Wilderness - Ivan Kramskoy - Google Cultural Institute.jpg --Ṫ Ḧ the joy of the LORDmy strength 11:19, 11 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalJohn William Waterhouse's 1903 painting of the classic mythology poem Echo and Narcissus; Echo loves the handsome Narcissus who rejects her and loves only his own reflection. The beautiful nymph fades away until only the whisper of her once beautiful voice is left. Waterhouse, mythology, Google Art scan - of course I'm going to nominate this delightful illustration!
Reason
Lovely scan from Google Art Project of charming painting by John William Waterhouse; good EV with it's own article that I hope to expand a little bit more soon.
Articles in which this image appears
Echo and Narcissus (Waterhouse painting) a presently stubby article on the painting; John William Waterhouse the artist; Echo and Narcissus, the article about the poem; Walker Art Gallery, where it is held; and Narcissus (plant).
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
John William Waterhouse
 
Ophelia (1894)was a dainty little maid
Who loved a very melancholy Dane
Whose affection of the heart, so it is said,
Preceded his affection of the brain.
Heir apparent to the Crown,
He thought lightly of her passion.
Having wandered up and down
In an incoherent fashion
When she found he wouldn't wed her,
In a river, in a medder,
Took a header, and a deader
Was Ophelia.

Ophelia to her sex was a disgrace,
Whom nobody could feel compassion for.
Ophelia should have gone to Ely Place
To consult an eminent solicitor.
When such promises as these
Breaks a suitor, rich and regal,
Why, substantial damages
Is the panacea legal -
From a jury - sons of Adam,
Though as stony as Macadam,
Maid or madam, she'd have had 'em
Would Ophelia

-The Mountebanks

Promoted File:John William Waterhouse - Echo and Narcissus - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:35, 11 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalPortrait of a Man, possibly Marsilio Ficino, (c. 1477) Metropolitan Museum of Art by Domenico Ghirlandaio
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Portrait of a Man (Domenico Ghirlandaio) and Domenico Ghirlandaio
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Domenico Ghirlandaio

Promoted File:Domenico Ghirlandaio - Portrait of a Man.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:21, 11 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalAn Old Man and his Grandson, ca. 1490, by Domenico Ghirlandaio. Tempera on panel, 62.7 cm x 46.3 cm. Louvre, Paris.
Reason
EV + HQ
Articles in which this image appears
An Old Man and his Grandson + Domenico Ghirlandaio + Rhinophyma + Rosacea
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Domenico Ghirlandaio

Promoted File:Domenico ghirlandaio, ritratto di nonno con nipote.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:28, 11 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – An 18th-century depiction of the Battle of Vercellae, a battle in the 2nd century BC in which Consul Gaius Marius conquered the tribe of the Cimbri in Cisalpine Gaul.
Reason
High quality painting; though not contemporary or near contemporary, considering the age of the battle expecting such would be too much.
Articles in which this image appears
Battle of Vercellae
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/War
Creator
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Promoted File:Tiepolo Vercellae.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:56, 11 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Schematic model of TMV: 1. nucleic acid (RNA), 2. capsomer protein (protomer), 3. capsid
Reason
A clear, concise, informative figure depicting the organisation of components of the virus
Articles in which this image appears
Tobacco mosaic virus
FP category for this image
Sciences
Creator
Splette
I see your point. I will upload an alternative version with English labels instead of numbers. SPLETTE :] How's my driving? 15:35, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think it's "incorporated"; I think the left-hand diagram is a blow-up of a small section of the "stick". I didn't find it clear at first that the four sticks are all equivalent, just randomly oriented, and that the label "3" applies equally to all of them. I saw it in two halves, with the right-hand three sticks part of a different (related) diagram showing some new structure. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.51.2.19 (talk) 00:32, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
That's true - the three viral capsids on the right are superfluous. Label three would be better applied to the capsid with the circled section. (Additionally @Splette: I forgot to ping you earlier) T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)talk 01:52, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oh.... Would it be asking too much to show some connection to the tobacco plant? Perhaps if the sticks on the right are removed, there would be room to add something. CorinneSD (talk) 01:58, 7 March 2015 (UTC) We're a demanding bunch. ;) CorinneSD (talk) 01:59, 7 March 2015 (UTC) [reply]
Hi all. I made the image, thanks for nominating it! I'll happily edit the image if there's a consensus to modify it in order to improve it further. But let's discuss first. I've slightly edited the image to change the orientation of the full virus capsid ('stick') that's being magnified more upright. Now it better matches the orientation of the close-up view, so I hope this will make it a bit clearer that what we see on the left is a magnified view of the entire virus capsid. As for removing the three sticks on the right, I think we should keep them because in the actual EM images of the virus like the one used in the article there are also a whole bunch of sticks, not just a single one. Therefore I believe that showing several sticks in the diagram will make it easier for the viewer to grasp that those sticks are in fact the same thing we see in the EM pic. The other thing is that we need at least one horizontal stick for the 300nm scale bar. Another suggestion raised was to add a photo of a tobacco plant. That would be easy to add. I just wonder if it's necessary. The scope of this illustration as far as I see it is to explain the structure and scale of the virus capsid. I'm not sure how a photo of the host plant would help with that. Adding a pic of a spotty tobacco plat leaf is nice to show the effects the virus has on the plant but I think that's not the purpose of this diagram. There is a separate section about that in the article (including photos). SPLETTE :] How's my driving? 15:33, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Is it possible to somehow have the "3" label all of the "sticks" rather than just two of them? I know you could say it is obvious, but I think the placement of the "3" contributes to the impression that the right three sticks are showing a different structure. Also, perhaps the placement of some of the sticks could be adjusted to make the left-most one seem more a part of the group. 217.44.208.185 (talk) 20:33, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, that's certainly possible. I prepared such a version here. Not sure though, if that's really making a difference for the better... SPLETTE :] How's my driving? 00:58, 9 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Having 4 of the sticks suggests there is a significance to that number, if there is a reason there are 4 drawn then it's not clear why. Also it's missing information, what does the light blue and dark blue represent. Do those proteins have names? I think this diagram needs a rethink, and have a much more sensible layout. Mattximus (talk) 23:42, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I agree with User:Mattximus that the light and dark blue need to be labeled and that more thought needs to be given to this diagram. Regarding the sticks on the right, I believe it doesn't matter how many there are. In reality, there are probably quite a few on a plant leaf. Perhaps there should be a few more, and, except for one showing the length, they could all be arranged in a more random order, with some even smaller showing they're slightly more distant. Also, since it looks like the light and dark blue image at the left represents the top few millimeters, or micro-millimeters (whatever they are) of the stick, the thin lines should be pointing to a point just below the top of the stick, not two-thirds of the way down. Either that or have a clearer indication that this is a section of the stick, perhaps with a cut-out. CorinneSD (talk) 04:18, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Concerning the top of the capsid: here is a version that makes it clear that the close-up on the left is a magnification of the top-end of the capsid. Is that an improvement= Then again, the image on the left only shows the RNA coming out of the capsid to make it clear to the viewer, that the RNA lies within the capsid and is attached to the capsomeres, thus following the same corkskew pattern. However, in reality it does not actually extend outside the top of the capsid. SPLETTE :] How's my driving? 00:53, 9 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Well, then maybe it should come from the middle of the stick and not the top. Isn't there a way to show that it is a cross-section of the stick? CorinneSD (talk) 01:26, 9 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalSelf-portrait of Sofonisba Anguissola - 1554
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Sofonisba Anguissola, 1554 in art
FP category for this image
Creator
Sofonisba Anguissola

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:00, 12 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalChrist Crowned with Thorns (1490–1500) by Hieronymus Bosch; This is an oil of wood painting that differs significantly from Bosch's normal style. The scene also differs from other crown of thorns crowning of the time, with Bosch showing the scene before the violence starts, rather than the more common scene of showing Christ's suffering during the crowning.
Reason
Excellent scan of a late C15th masterpiece
Articles in which this image appears
Christ Crowned with Thorns (Bosch, London)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Hieronymus Bosch

Promoted File:Hieronymus Bosch - Christ Mocked (The Crowning with Thorns) - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:01, 12 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Lwowska Galeria Sztuki by Jacek Malczewski
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Jacek Malczewski
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Jacek Malczewski
Note: Lwowska Galeria Sztuki translates as "Lwów Art Gallery." The title of this work appears to be Pithia – evidently an allusion to Pythia. Sca (talk)

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Original – Diagram of the anatomy of a female Nautilus pompilius
Reason
Freely licensed, meets all other criteria. This image has been almost two years in the making— please offer any comments for suggestions or improvements, I am still taking all of them (really! I need suggestions to improve!). Thanks! This image has been cleaned of raster components and has passed W3C validation; it contains no HTML code and has been managed for size. I have chosen not to depict the animal's tentacles (beyond the shadow shown here) as this would make the image more difficult to interpret than it already may be. Likewise I have curtailed the depiction of the neural system, the circulatory system, and the musculoskeletal system, as each of these would require its own complete diagram to be correctly understood. From this illustration the viewer should be able to understand that the nautilus has an archaic metamerism visible in the number of its lungs, a typical molluscan nerve ring around its oesophagus, and a simple locomotive system via its hyponome.KDS4444Talk 14:55, 2 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Articles in which this image appears
Nautilus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Biology
Creator
KDS444

Promoted File:Nautilus diagram-en.svg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:56, 12 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalEugen Sandow advertised in an 1894 poster for a production of Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.
Reason
I was looking over the rearranged article after the Eugen Sandow photograph passed, and saw this. Colours looked slightly off, so I jumped through and had a look. It turned out to be small and made from an early Library of Congress scan, and those could have poor colour fidelity, so I was willing to leave it be...

...Except that it also turned out that the LoC had since made a good version available, and it wasn't too big of a task to fix it. Useful to have an advertising poster. Adds some information to the article - he toured, he was popular, he did the act advertised, he was promoted by Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. - in a simple, attractive way.

Articles in which this image appears
Eugen Sandow, Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. (the latter just now, replacing a deleted image)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Culture,_entertainment,_and_lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
Strobridge Lithographic Co.; restoration by Adam Cuerden
'Corniness meaning: Trite, dated, melodramatic, or mawkishly sentimental ?Hafspajen (talk) 11:24, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Cf hokey, cheesy. Sca (talk) 15:50, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:The Sandow Trocadero Vaudevilles, Sandow lifting the human dumbell, 1894.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:08, 12 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A portrait of the Renaissance humanist Guillaume Budé, by Jean Clouet. Budé was also an ambassador, and promoted the establishment of the Collegium Trilingue, the Collège de France, and the library at Fontainebleau.
Reason
High quality scan of a notable scholar/philosopher.
Articles in which this image appears
Guillaume Budé +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Jean Clouet
  • I was reading the article on Guillaume Budé. In the section on "Family", it says, "Gillaume was the son of Jean III Budé." I couldn't figure out if it was "Jean the third Budé" or "Jean I-l-l Budé". Now, in edit mode, I see it is "Jean the third Budé". I had never seen a name like that, with "the third" before the family name. Any thoughts about this? - CorinneSD (talk) 00:52, 5 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Guillaume Budé, by Jean Clouet.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:14, 13 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – There are 15 specimens of the 1804 dollar known to exist (seven of which are in museum collections). Despite the date on the coin, none of them were struck before the 1830s. The Class III example pictured (determined by the lettering used on the coin) is one of only six known, and may have been struck as late as the 1850s. It sold in a 2009 auction for USD $2,300,000.
Reason
High quality image, high EV, very rare. Dubbed “the king of coins” in 1885, the 1804 dollar has reportedly garnered more numismatic attention than any other US coin.
Articles in which these images appear
1804 dollar
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
United States Mint (coin), Heritage Auctions (image).

Promoted File:1804 Silver Dollar (Class III).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:04, 13 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Abraham sacrificing his only son, Isaac, on Mount Sinai, at the behest of God. God asked Moses to sacrifice Isaac in order to test his loyalty. An angel stopped Moses halfway through the act because his loyalty had been sufficiently proven in the eyes of God. The expression on Isaac's face says it all, really.
Reason
It should be self-evident that oil-on-canvas paintings of Biblical events are always gorgeous and high-quality. (No really, I checked it against the featured picture criteria. All checks out, in my opinion)
Articles in which this image appears
Binding of Isaac, Sacrifice of Isaac (Caravaggio), Abraham
FP category for this image
Artwork
Creator
Caravaggio
  • I have notified the original uploader of the image of the problem with the image's source. It appears he/ she is Polish— I hope my English will be translatable. How or if the problem will be addressed, though, we shall have to wait and see. I also came across Hafspajen's previous request for clarification of an image's source information from this user, and saw that it was ignored. Very disappointing. What is worse, he/ she appears to be an administrator at Commons! Double-weird. KDS4444Talk 13:12, 10 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thank you, User:KDS4444. I agree, it is very disappointing, there was no solution. But he did responded, not that it was much of a help... Hafspajen (talk) 16:11, 12 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • This was the response, I copy it over here: Sorry. The situation is, that as I'm more into tehcnicalities, I mass uploaded all these scans on behalf of my friend (user:Staszek99), who took care for descriptions and so on. Therefore, I really don't know their source and clearly see now the problem, that they aren't fully described. I contacted him yesterday about the issue you've raised, and he promised to come back to me soon. Masur (A) (talk) 13:21, 26 November 2014 (UTC)
  • Sorry for not replying. Staszek99 confirmed, that unfortunately he doesn't remember now. So pity - but it's how it's :/ Masur (A) (talk) 14:01, 1 January 2015 (UTC)

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OriginalAnna Klumpke's Portrait of Rosa Bonheur
Reason
A fine painting of a highly notable female artist, which is one of the most famous paintings of another notable female artist.
Articles in which this image appears
Anna Elizabeth Klumpke, Rosa Bonheur
FP category for this image
There's a really good photo of her as well which I shall restore, so how about Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Artwork/Paintings, focusing on the Klumpke side of things?
Creator
Anna Elizabeth Klumpke

Promoted File:Anna Klumpke - Portrait of Rosa Bonheur (1898).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:34, 13 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalA Man with a Quilted Sleeve (c. 1509), by Titian; This was originally thought to be the poet Ludovico Ariosto, but the National Gallery, who hold the piece, now think it to be a member of the noble Barbarigo family from Titian's native Venice. The painting was later used as a model by the Dutch artist Rembrandt for his "Self Portrait at the Age of 34".
Reason
Excellent scan of a fantastic renaissance masterpiece
Articles in which this image appears
A Man with a Quilted Sleeve
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Titian + 5 others

Promoted File:Titian - Portrait of a man with a quilted sleeve.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:50, 13 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalC/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) is a long-period comet discovered on 17 August 2014 by Terry Lovejoy.
Reason
A quality image of the very recent comet.
Articles in which this image appears
C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator
John Vermette
Yes, it is..Ṫ Ḧ the joy of the LORDmy strength 15:34, 5 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:C2014 Q2.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:41, 13 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Mail Coach on the Road- the Louth-London Royal Mail progressing at Speed, 1828
Reason
Charles Cooper Henderson was British painter of horses and coaches. The painting depicts a Mail coach on the road- the Louth-London Royal Mail. A team of men in top hats driving the mail coach on the road with whips in their hands. 32,4 cm (12.76 in) x Width: 52,7 cm (20.75 in); between 1820 and 1830, oil on canvas. In the Yale Center for British Art. It is all Sca's fault, by the way. He started this with:what was there before the Fed-ex thing.
Articles in which this image appears
Charles Cooper Henderson
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle perhaps
Creator
Charles Cooper Henderson
  • Or the texture of the canvas, perhaps? If the darker clouds have more paint applied to them, that would make sense... just I've seen something similar with a photograph I took before. Nobody ever brought it up at FPC, but... — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:42, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Charles Cooper Henderson - Mail Coaches on the Road- the Louth-London Royal Mail progressing at Speed - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:38, 13 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A view of Ho Chi Minh City, largest city of Vietnam, at night, as taken from the Bitexco Financial Tower. The city is home to almost 8 million people, and the country's economic center.
Reason
High quality night view of the largest city in Vietnam. We don't get much out of this area, so it's nice to have a good photograph
Articles in which this image appears
Ho Chi Minh City
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
Diego Delso

Promoted File:Vista de Ciudad Ho Chi Minh desde Bitexco Financial Tower, Vietnam, 2013-08-14, DD 13.JPG --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:27, 14 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalAbies pinsapo at Wakehurst Place Botanical Gardens in the UK
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Abies pinsapo
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Others
Creator
Diliff

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Original – Christ by Titian - oil on canvas, Prado Museum Madrid - 1553.
Reason
EV + HQ
Articles in which this image appears
Son of man + Titian (Recently added)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator
Titian
  • I believe 4 factors are needed to make a picture as FP not any other things are included. you consider that is Christ's portrait not any other subject like Son of man and etc. plz check the painting with the subject of Christ. Alborzagros (talk) 10:54, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  1. High quality
  2. encyclopedic value
  3. righteous framing
  4. using in articles
  • Was not supporting. Just was trying to find an other picture maybe. Details are generaly not nominated. But I think the theme is very interesting. Christ as gardener could be an interesting article, and from there an other pic could be nominated instead of this. This is a detail. Waiting for Alborzagros to tell meif he is interested in an other pic of Christ, the gardener.... and an article. I like the idea. Hafspajen (talk) 00:01, 6 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalSacred and Profane Love by Titian - 1514
Reason
HQ + EV + very gorgeous
Articles in which this image appears
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Titian
 
Sample detail of the nude Aphrodite.

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Original – The North America Nebula (NGC 7000 or Caldwell 20) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, close to Deneb (the tail of the swan and its brightest star).
Reason
A high quality image of the North American Nebula
Articles in which this image appears
Cygnus (constellation) and North America Nebula
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator
Ken Crawford

Promoted File:Cygnus Wall.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:53, 14 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalWaiting, a pastel on paper by the French Impressionist Edgar Degas, completed between 1880–82. It is one of his earlier pastels, and part of a series of works depicting ballerinas. Here is a ballerina accompanied by her chaperone, bent over ostensibly to massage her foot but whose body language indicates a person racked with anticipation before she takes stage.
Reason
Very high quality and high resolution scan of a notable painting by a notable artist
Articles in which this image appears
Waiting (Degas) +2
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Edgar Degas

Promoted File:Edgar Degas - Waiting - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:19, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Typical Christmas table in Serbia. Grilled pork, Olivier salad (also called Russian salade), dzadziki salade, red wine and Bajadera sweets.
Reason
Good Resolution + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Serbian cuisine, Serbian Christmas traditions +2
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink
Creator
Petar Milošević

Promoted File:Serbian Christmas meal.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:41, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Pietro Stanislao Parisi with family by Giuseppe Tominz
Reason
Good Scan of That Beautiful Painting
Articles in which this image appears
Giuseppe Tominz
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Giuseppe Tominz

Promoted File:Jožef Tominc - Pietro Stanislao Parisi z družino.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:53, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Close-up of Russian Cathedral in Siberian city of Omsk.
Reason
Nice and ilustrative shot of Russian Cathedral in Siberian city of Omsk
Articles in which this image appears
Omsk
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Petar Milošević

Not Promoted ---The Herald the joy of the LORDmy strength 14:54, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Pure (99.98 %), Melted tip of a hafnium consumable electrode used in an ebeam remelting furnace (sample from the collection of Ethan Currens), oxidized hafnium ebeam remelted ingot (color from thin film effects in the oxide layer), and additional 1 cm3 hafnium cube for comparison. The metal piece-photo was taken on a white glass plate.
Reason
A super quality photo with considerable EV
Articles in which this image appears
Hafnium
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Materials science
Creator
Alchemist-hp
Drat!! I was used to it..  Ṫ Ḧ the joy of the LORDmy strength 15:59, 5 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Hafnium ebeam remelted.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:34, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalThe Torment of Saint Anthony by Michelangelo, which is his earliest known painting dated to c. 1487–1488. Previously attributed to the workshop of Domenico Ghirlandaio, the painting is housed in the Kimbell Art Museum, United States.
Reason
Boschian monsters, but attributed to Michelangelo. One of the best depictions of St. Anthony I've seen.
Articles in which this image appears
The Torment of Saint Anthony (Michelangelo)
FP category for this image
Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Michelangelo

Promoted File:Michelangelo Buonarroti - The Torment of Saint Anthony - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:23, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalMike Dirnt, playing on stage at Rock im Park-Festival 2013. Dirnt is the bassist and occasional vocalist of the American punk rock band Green Day
Reason
From the same genius who brought us the FP of Hayley Williams, it's Mike Dirnt, bassist of the American punk rock bank Green Day
Articles in which this image appears
Mike Dirnt
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Sven0705

Promoted File:RiP2013 GreenDay Mike Dirnt 0002.JPG --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:43, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A portrait of a cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) showing the black "tear mark" running from the corner of its eye down the side of the nose.
Reason
High resolution, good quality portrait of a cheetah with high EV – it shows the black "tear mark" running from the corner of its eye down the side of the nose. Currently a featured picture on Commons. This is the second nomination, the first being here – hopefully the EV issues have been addressed now.
Articles in which this image appears
Cheetah, Whipsnade Zoo
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
William Warby

Promoted File:Cheetah portrait Whipsnade Zoo.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:33, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – This very early 18th-century painting by Francesco Solimena shows the goddess Diana watching lovingly over the handsome shepherd Endymion as he sleeps surrounded by cherubs, Cupid and the shepherd's dogs. Great detail and look - the artist hasn't done too bad a job of the feet! I'm only mentioning that as I know from a few past comments some of you seem to have a bit of a foot fetish!  
Reason
Gorgeous Google Art scan with great EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Diana and Endymion, brand new little article; Francesco Solimena, the artist; and Walker Art Gallery, part of the Liverpool Museums group.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Francesco Solimena

Promoted File:Francesco Solimena - Diana and Endymion - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:45, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Comprehensive view of the waterfalls over the Basaltic Prisms of Santa María Regla, Huasca de Ocampo, State of Hidalgo, Mexico.
Reason
High Quality of This Image Taken From Mexico
Articles in which this image appears
Basaltic Prisms of Santa María Regla +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Poco a poco

Promoted File:Prismas Basálticos, Huasca de Ocampo, Hidalgo, México, 2013-10-10, DD 25.JPG --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:38, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The three brothers from the Horatii, (pictured) agree to end the war by fighting the three brothers from a family of Alba Longa, the Curiatii. The brothers appear to be willing to sacrifice their lives for the good of Rome, are shown saluting the Hail Caesar salute to their father who holds their swords out for them.
Reason
Iconic painting, iconic painter. The scene is depicting a Roman legend. The two Roman cities, Rome and Alba Longa were engaged in war. It was agreed that the settlement of the war would depend on the outcome of a battle between the three Roman brothers from the Horatii and the the three brothers Curiatii from Alba Longa. The painting is about masculine self-sacrifice for one's country and patriotism.
Articles in which this image appears
Oath of the Horatii, Horatii, Jacques-Louis David, Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, Civic virtue, Roman salute, Figurative art, History painting, French art, Military history of Italy, Salute, The Third of May 1808, 1786 in art
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Jacques-Louis David and his pupil, Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson

Promoted File:Jacques-Louis David - Oath of the Horatii - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:14, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalGraziella, by Jules Joseph Lefebvre, which depicts the title character of Alphonse de Lamartine's novel Graziella
Reason
Lovely painting of the title character of this (actually quite enjoyable) novel. Free, detailed, and encyclopedic (Graziella's bare feet are mentioned several times, and her long black hair is central to a rather dramatic part of the novel)
Articles in which this image appears
Graziella +1
FP category for this image
Despite how Korvello was closed, I still think Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Literary illustrations is the most applicable.
Creator
Jules Joseph Lefebvre

Promoted File:Jules-Joseph Lefebvre, Graziella, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:41, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The queen consort of France, called Queen Marie of France with pet. Possibly a Spaniel or a Phalene. She was a daughter of King Stanisław I of Poland She married King Louis XV of France, known as Louis the Beloved. Misse and Lutine were Louis the Beloved's dogies.  
Reason
Great painting, wonderful details, depicting Queen Marie of France; used to be in Versailles. It still is.
Articles in which this image appears
Queen Marie of France, Carle Van Loo
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty
Creator
Carle Van Loo

Promoted File:Carle Van Loo - Marie Leszczinska, reine de France (1703-1768) - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:53, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Christiansborg Slot in Copenhagen Slotsholmen ("Christiansborg Palace").
Reason
High quality and high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Christiansborg Palace
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Julian Herzog

Promoted File:Christiansborg Slot Copenhagen 2014 01.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:58, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Aerial view of Lido Isle, Newport Beach, California
Reason
Good quality scan of island; aerial photo taken close enough to show details and its location near the ocean.
Articles in which this image appears
Lido Isle, Newport Beach, Newport Beach, California
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places
Creator
WPPilot
 
Newport Harbor Alt.
@Crisco 1492: I did not bracket this shot, I regret. I have programmed a number of configurations to my "bracketing" program on the Nikon. The real issue is the craft is moving at 100mph away from the subject and IMHO I over saturated the colors in vibrancy in post here. Corinne is new to this process, and lets all try to assist the user in developing the eye needed to make successful nominations, it is in the best interest of everyone to assist new participants, like CorinneSD. Just my 2 cents. talk→ WPPilot  03:57, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Your shutter speed would be a lot easier to manage at a lower F number. F8 would give you much more room to play with, and at that distance (20 miles? 30 miles?) depth of field won't be a problem. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:38, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I am at a altitude of 2500 feet, and perhaps 3 miles at most from the subject. This shot is on the inbound leg landing on runway 20 Right at KSNA airport, in addition I would be traveling at a decent rate of about 500 feet per minute and flying at 120 MPH, away from the subject at this time of the flight talk→ WPPilot  06:49, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Not quite sure where Corinne got the "Good quality scan of island; aerial photo taken close enough to show details..." bit from - as per 31.51 it's badly tilted, really horrible close up, and certainly not able to view any details... Sorry WPPilot, nothing personal, but I've seen a lot better stuff from you - this is not good enough for FP... gazhiley 12:09, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I am used to the ramblings here and it is great to hear from the critics. It would be personal if anyone else here had the ability to contribute aerial photos, but retouching paintings that were done centuries ago seems to be more popular in the FP section only features real (dead) artists work as retouched by computer experts so I do not take it personally this process has created a thick skin, so to speak. Why are IP editors voting here btw??? talk→ WPPilot  02:59, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - I don't think it is particularly easy to get the ground absolutely level when one is taking a photo from a low-flying airplane and piloting the airplane at the same time. I'm not an expert in photos as a lot of you are, but I don't understand not being able to view any details. One can see individual boats way out on the ocean, many small boats in the little harbor, and individual houses. CorinneSD (talk) 03:40, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    @CorinneSD: As you see a IP editor has started a thread and others have chimed in, on the IP editors thread. You are entirely correct regarding detail, and once you remove the IP editor (who made a total of 4 contribs) that leaves two respected editors, whom I do have a great deal of respect for and there comments. IMHO, as this was our first nomination it is ok and, as you have seen already, I respond by adding another photo. Corinne, this is a process that changes with the wind really, please continue to nominate photos you like, mine or otherwise as we truly need more photos to be featured in the featured photo section. Thank you for your support. talk→ WPPilot  03:50, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Original I wanted to abstain for a moment and see what the others had to say. While I did take both of these shots. The saturation/vibrancy could be toned down a bit, but I am supporting the nomination. talk→ WPPilot  06:09, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose: Not FP material. I will echo the two respected editors, Crisco 1492 and gazhiley. Fylbecatulous talk 16:18, 9 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:38, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalPortrait of the Russian Ambassador, Prince Andrey Priklonskiy, Folio from the Davis Album by Aliquli Jabbadar
Reason
HQ and EV
Articles in which this image appears
Aliquli Jabbadar
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Aliquli Jabbadar
  • What is your standard of resolution? The resolution is much enough that everybody is able to count number of wrinkles in Russian Ambassador' right eye and scallops of petals in pink flowers, blow the painting are completely diagnostic and well-shown and of course countable.__Alborzagros (talk) 11:49, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:53, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalBedroom in Arles (1888) by Vincent van Gogh; This is the third version of the painting, which vG undertook towards the end of September 1889, and is the smallest of the three copies. Van Gogh later sent to his brother Theo; the painting is now housed in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Reason
Great scan of a well-known work from a master
Articles in which this image appears
Bedroom in Arles
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Vincent van Gogh
  • This is the other nom: it was of a different picture held by a different gallery and uploaded by a different editor. As the opposes in the other nom were based on the colours, which were deemed to be muted, I'm not sure that applies here, as the colours here are rich and vibrant. - SchroCat (talk) 13:10, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
*I meant every word of this, every single syllable, every absolute adjective and this vote is valid as written.Fylbecatulous talk 00:04, 10 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Er, technically, unique is an absolute term and can't be modified. But then, so are destroyed and various others. Sca (talk) 14:04, 10 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
yus, I know. This is why from now on I will be stating "support" with no writing afterwards. Thank you. By the way, 'yus' is spelled incorrectly on purpose. Fylbecatulous talk 20:29, 11 March 2015 (UTC)</sup[reply]

Promoted File:Vincent van Gogh - Van Gogh's Bedroom in Arles - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:53, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Portrait of the Carolina wren, among its features are the white supercilious streak located above its eye that extends down toward the back of its head, the different shades of brown on the secondary coverts, and its flesh-colored legs.
Reason
The resolution of the photograph allows page viewers to see specific details of the Carolina wren described in the article.
Articles in which this image appears
Carolina wren
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Dan Pancamo

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:38, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalJohn Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore, last Royal Governor of New York, with a war (Lord Dunmore's War and an important proclamation trying to stop the rebels by freeing their slaves (Lord Dunmore's Proclamation) instigated and named after him
Reason
I don't think we've featured any of William Blake's antagonist, Joshua Reynolds. On 8 October 1779, Blake became a student at the Royal Academy in Old Somerset House, near the Strand. While the terms of his study required no payment, he was expected to supply his own materials throughout the six-year period. There, he rebelled against what he regarded as the unfinished style of fashionable painters such as Rubens, championed by the school's first president, Joshua Reynolds. Over time, Blake came to detest Reynolds' attitude towards art, especially his pursuit of "general truth" and "general beauty". Reynolds wrote in his Discourses that the "disposition to abstractions, to generalising and classification, is the great glory of the human mind"; Blake responded, in marginalia to his personal copy, that "To Generalize is to be an Idiot; To Particularize is the Alone Distinction of Merit" - from William Blake.
But, that said, Blake was a highly unique artist for his time. Reynolds was the mainstream, and as a representative of the mainstream, quite good. Plus, he shows a lot of important people. Probably idealized a bit, but still...
John Murray is a very interesting person, one of the leaders of the British side in the leadup to the American Revolution. But more about him anon.
Articles in which this image appears
John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore +10 (in the main, all usages are highly relevant.)
FP category for this image
Some subset of People. I think he's less important as a noble than as a governor and military leader, so perhaps Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military? Possibly both, though we don't generally do that much anymore.
Creator
Joshua Reynolds

Promoted File:Sir Joshua Reynolds - John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:32, 18 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A short-spined crown-of-thorns starfish photographed off the coast of the Philippines. It is one of the two members of the Acanthaster genus of starfish
 
ALT - High Quality
Reason
High technical quality, rare image
Articles in which this image appears
Short-spined crown-of-thorns starfish +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Others, I believe
Creator
Matt Kieffer on Flickr

Promoted File:Crown of Thorns Starfish at Malapascuas Island.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:33, 18 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – North Sea Trawler "FORGER"
Reason
Great lighting and wood tones in this beautiful yacht
Articles in which this image appears
Recreational trawler
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Water
Creator
WPPilot
This is at the crack of dawn, hence the colors that are vibrant in the wood tones. Negating the photo as a sailboat is in the rear seems silly to me, any boater can see the first mast (on the right) is on the boat itself, and a sailboat is behind its bow. @Nick-D:, I am assuming that you have little boating experience, is that correct? talk→ WPPilot  14:22, 9 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:24, 18 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalPortrait of Pablo de Valladolid is a portrait by Diego Velázquez of Pablo or "Pablillos" de Valladolid, a jester and actor at Philip IV's court from 1632 until his death.
Reason
High quality scan of a notable painting. Haven't had much Velazquez in a while.
Articles in which this image appears
Portrait of Pablo de Valladolid +2
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Diego Velázquez

Promoted File:Velázquez - Pablo de Valladolid (Museo del Prado, 1636-37).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:58, 19 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Ten Yugoslav dinara, 1920, first issue for the National Bank of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Engraved and printed by the American Bank Note Company.
Reason
High quality image, high EV. Paired with the preceding note, these two notes represent the transition from the Koruna to the Dinar.
Articles in which these images appear
Yugoslav dinar
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Robert Savage and the American Bank Note Company, for the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Image by Godot13.


PetarM- I understand your point, but the numismatic reference books cite the plural of dinar as dinara (not to mention it is printed as dinara on both this note and on the note above).--Godot13 (talk) 23:54, 9 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:YUG-21a-National Bank-Kingdom of Serbs, Croats & Slovenes-10 Dinara (1920).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:58, 19 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A dual-denominated banknote issued by the Finance Ministry of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes: 400 kronen overprinted on a 100 dinara note. Issued only in 1919.
Reason
High quality image, high EV. The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes first issued banknotes in 1919. Several series circulated briefly until the 1920 Yugoslav dinar issue.

Paired with the following note, these two notes represent the transition from the Krone to the Dinar.

Articles in which these images appear
Yugoslav krone
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
A. Cabasson, for the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes.
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Image by Godot13.


Promoted File:YUG-19-Finance Ministry-Kingdom of Serbs, Croats & Slovenes-400 Kronen (1919).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:01, 19 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Panorama of the Tower Bridge from Shad Thames in the morning golden hour. Built 1886–1894, it is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London which crosses the River Thames, near the Tower of London.
Reason
High quality image of the bridge itself. We currently have a FP, but it's a night view of somewhat smaller resolution (and sadly not used in the article anymore)
Articles in which this image appears
Tower Bridge +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Colin
  • Support as nominator –  — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:56, 10 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. I find the positioning of the background buildings right across the middle of the bridge rather awkward and distracting. I wonder whether another angle could be found to avoid this clash. 109.157.12.109 (talk) 12:30, 10 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support One can't remove the background. Other pictures in article or commons are much worse. Hafspajen (talk) 18:15, 10 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per 109.157.12.109. Better composition is possible. Samsara 17:03, 14 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • -   you mean you are posting it as an allt? Though, the nominated picture is 15,287 × 7,643 pixels, this one is only 5000x3000px. Hafspajen (talk) 19:37, 14 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • I'm happy with the argument that a wider lens or stitch is preferable - my point was that a photographer can position themselves such that the background clutter is reduced, which is where Diego succeeded. I think we can afford to wait for a better shot. Btw, Diliff's night shot also achieves this. I can't say how good that same vantage point would be during the day, but it's worth a thought. Samsara 22:18, 14 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • Can I just say that I know from Colin's Commons FPC nomination that he deliberately chose this composition so that the various buildings in the background were framed by the bridge. Whether this was successful or not is up to you to decide, but it wasn't an accident. Anyway, none of my night shots of the bridge are taken from this direction so the problem of buildings was not an issue. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 17:26, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support I think this is the best daytime picture of the bridge by some margin (well I would say that, wouldn't I :-). The photo it is being compared with was criticised at Commons for cropping the top off the skyscraper (so I don't accept that that image has a better composition), and the image quality of that photo is much lower (the bridge is less than half the vertical/horizontal resolution and the image shows much less of the bridge). Photos from the upstream side of the bridge have little in their background, and the significant drawback of this is that they therefore provide no context -- the bridge could be anywhere in London. Whereas from this side, we have three new well-known City of London skyscrapers: The Cheesegrater, The Walkie Talkie, The Gherkin, as well as the Tower of London all providing location and orientation. As Diliff says, I framed this to ensure these recognisable skyscrapers were completely visible rather than awkwardly cropped. I think this provides an interesting juxtaposition of old and new within a relatively tight frame, and completely locates this bridge next to the financial heart of the city. -- Colin°Talk 18:55, 18 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:35, 20 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Parnassus by Andrea Mantegna
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Parnassus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Andrea Mantegna

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:39, 20 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Portrait photograph of the French impressionist painter Claude Monet by Nadar
Reason
EV + HQ
Articles in which this image appears
Claude Monet
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Nadar

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:57, 20 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalGeorge Sand by Nadar, 1864
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
George Sand
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Nadar

Promoted File:George Sand by Nadar, 1864.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:04, 20 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalFranz Liszt by Nadar, March 1886
Reason
EV + HQ
Articles in which this image appears
Franz Liszt
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Nadar

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:19, 20 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalSarah Bernhardt by Nadar, 1864
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Ashkenazi Jews, Legitimacy (family law), Nadar (photographer) and Sarah Bernhardt
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Nadar
  • Support - I suppose the "issues" are not around copyright considering the age of the picture. She is one of the most famous actors in history and probably the most famous female actor ever. HullIntegritytalk / 13:51, 14 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:28, 20 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Le Grand Canal by Claude Monet
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Le Grand Canal ; Claude Monet
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Claude Monet
  • Oppose Nice painting, but I also don't see the EV. If there was an article dedicated to this painting there would be, but if it's just one among the many on the artist's page, it's not really valuable. Mattximus (talk) 23:41, 10 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Just Think Something This Is an Nice Painting But Will Be Nice? National Names 2000 talk) 02:43, 11 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - In creation: Le Grand Canal by Claude Monet. Comming up. I was always interested in his less known series of paintings, well, actually it is not that unknown either, as I discovered when gathering info. So, done and it is a significant series of works, so no damage done.
    By the way, one of the Venetian waterscape from this series by Claude Monet was sold for more than $35 million dollars at Sotheby's auction on 2015 January the 8th. Hafspajen (talk) 13:30, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
    [reply]
  • I get that, but the thing about Monet is that he is simply so famous and well-known that even his lesser-celebrated works get that treatment. Also, changed my vote from "Oppose" to "Light oppose". Joshua Garner (talk) 18:55, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Well, I understand your reasoning around this, but this is actually not just one of his individual works, but more, a series of paintings from Venice, and series of paintings are more than just any painting, even if Le Grand Canal series (Monet) is a less known series. Also as our friend Sca stated somewhere - the FP is also a learning experience, so if we feature a are a somewhat less known series of paintings, and that is a learning experience. Hafspajen (talk) 15:08, 18 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Claude Monet, Le Grand Canal.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:09, 20 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalNtozake Shange, a black feminist writer who won an Obie Award for her for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf, at Barnard College in 1978. This was two years after for colored girls... debuted to critical acclaim.
Reason
Very well-done portrait of an important black feminist and playwright
Articles in which this image appears
Ntozake Shange
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Barnard College; restored by Chris Woodrich

Promoted File:Ntozake Shange, Reid Lecture, Women Issues Luncheon, Women's Center, November 1978 Crisco edit.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:55, 21 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Large, dramatic photo showing USS Essex (CV-9) in heavy seas after its modernization with an angled flight deck
Reason
Large, dramatic photo showing USS Essex (CV-9) in heavy seas after its modernization with an angled flight deck
Articles in which this image appears
USS Essex (CV-9), Timeline for aircraft carrier service, Essex-class aircraft carrier
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Water
Creator
United States Navy, uploaded by User:Cobatfor, modified by User:Julian Herzog

Promoted File:USS Essex (CVA-9) underway in heavy seas, 12 January 1960 (NH 98517).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:56, 21 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Panoramic view of Victoria Harbour from Victoria Peak, Hong Kong
Reason
HQ
Articles in which this image appears
Victoria Peak
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator
Poco a poco

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:20, 21 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The scene depicts a scene where Martha and Mary Magdalene are in the Temple, and were listening to Jesus preaching. Mary Magdalene, converted by this encounter is on her her knees beside Christ, crying, turning her face towards him, while Jesus is looking down at her.
Reason
Articles in which this image appears
The Conversion of Mary Magdalene, Paolo Veronese
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Paolo Veronese

Promoted File:Paolo Veronese, The Conversion of Mary Magdalene.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:33, 21 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalSelf-Portrait at the Age of 34 (1640) by Rembrandt was similar in nature to a painting he undertook the previous year, and is heavily influenced by Titian's A Man with a Quilted Sleeve (c. 1509), Raphael's Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione and a 1498 self-portrait by Albrecht Dürer. It was painted while Rembrandt was at the peak of his power. According to the National Gallery, who hold the piece, "It seems as if Rembrandt refers deliberately to his famous predecessors in this portrait, and thus places himself in the tradition of great 'Old Masters'."
Reason
Excellent scan of an true masterpiece
Articles in which this image appears
Self-Portrait at the Age of 34
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Rembrandt

Promoted File:Rembrandt, Self Portrait at the Age of 34.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:14, 21 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – World premiere of the electric car "Audi e-tron" at the International Motor Show 2009 in Frankfurt, Germany. Several editions of the car have since been produced.
Reason
High technical quality, good EV, attractive
Articles in which this image appears
Audi e-tron +2
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Land
Creator
Photographed by: Der Wolf im Wald, Retouched by: LiveChocolate

Promoted File:Audi e-tron (Edit1).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:40, 22 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalEight Bells, an 1886 oil painting by the American artist Winslow Homer which depicts two sailors determining their boat's position.
Reason
High quality scan of a notable Homer painting.
Articles in which this image appears
Eight Bells +2
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Winslow Homer

Promoted File:WinslowHomer-Eight Bells 1886.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:24, 23 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Hideout of Osama bin Laden, the location of his death, in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Reason
An SVG rendering of Osama Bin Laden's safehouse in Pakistan, which was the site of the 2 May 2011 raid that ultimately resulted in his death. The diagram points out areas of interest, and is an interesting piece of history for our time, all the more so since it was bulldozed by the Pakastani government after the US raid. TomStar81 (Talk) 20:56, 13 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Articles in which this image appears
Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti, Allegations of support system in Pakistan for Osama bin Laden, Death of Osama bin Laden, List of operations conducted by SEAL Team Six, Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan–United States relations, War on Terror
FP category for this image
This is a coin toss, Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture, Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Diagrams, and Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/War all have a legit claim to the image
Creator
Original: United States Department of Defense; SVG rendering Mysid

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:57, 23 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalThe Garden at Sainte-Adresse is a painting by the French impressionist painter, Claude Monet. It depicts a garden at the resort town of Sainte-Adresse on the English Channel, near Le Havre.
Reason
High quality scan of a notable artwork. My friends in the northern hemisphere are probably tiring of snow.
Articles in which this image appears
Garden at Sainte-Adresse (Monet) +3
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Claude Monet

Promoted File:Claude Monet - Jardin à Sainte-Adresse.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:21, 24 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Collection of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan. Writing the will and testament of the Mughal king by a judge in Persian language.
Reason
Its a super quality picture(?) of the Mughal Era. I am still not satisfied about the source of it. May be this page could be useful.
Articles in which this image appears
India
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Anonymous
Non-free frame? I didn't get it Chris..Ṫ Ḧ the joy of the LORDmy strength 11:14, 14 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Made it, but trust me, its an unsymmetrical crop..Ṫ Ḧ the joy of the LORDmy strength 13:23, 14 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
(Just a note that the above is my reason for keeping the oppose up). — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:07, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
You are stubborn, my Chris...-The Herald the joy of the LORDmy strength 10:10, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Not enough edits in credit to vote on FPC..-The Herald the joy of the LORDmy strength 13:32, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:33, 24 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalClanculus corallinus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae.
Reason
High quality image of the shell of a notable sea snail, and therefore high EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Clanculus corallinus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Molluscs
Creator
Llez

Promoted File:Clanculus corallinus 01.JPG ---The Herald the joy of the LORDmy strength 14:16, 24 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A colony of embryonic stem cells, from the H9 cell line , viewed at 10X with Carl Zeiss Axiovert scope.
Reason
A quality image with super EV
Articles in which this image appears
Embryonic stem cell +4
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Biology
Creator
Ryddragyn
Could create an entire you, coz.. Ṫ Ḧ the joy of the LORDmy strength 15:20, 14 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
T.H. What is "coz" -- "cousin" or "because"? - CorinneSD (talk) 21:32, 14 March 2015 (UTC) [reply]
None but you.. -The Herald the joy of the LORDmy strength 14:14, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Humanstemcell.JPG --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:16, 24 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
High quality image of a notable contemporary woman artist. Probably the best of the "Genius Award" images I've seen
Articles in which this image appears
Alison Bechdel +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Riccardo De Luca for the MacArthur Foundation
  • Support as nominator –  — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:49, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Not the best angle, which may also give an impression it's a man and not woman. Brandmeistertalk 09:28, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Pardon? I have not had difficulty seeing that she is a woman... that she does not conform with the common ideal of femininity is not really grounds to oppose. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:21, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • Yep, but since it's basically a profile, only half of her face is shown and eyes are obscured. Brandmeistertalk 12:38, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
        • But don't judge it like you would judge a lead image. A lead image would be an identifying image, used because it best describes what she looks like. This image is used further down in the article to show her working - an action shot if you will. Given that it's already established what she looks like, it's not as important that we can't see her face well. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 12:54, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
          • Frankly, I don't think this is the spirit of WP:WIAFP, particularly point 3, unlike something like this or this. A featurable image of a person should also identify her/him and deserves the lead, but as you noted this one is placed somewhere below. Clicking the article in search of another image is not the best option, I think. Brandmeistertalk 23:00, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
            • Not every featured image has to be the lead image, particularly when the lead image is unable to show an important aspect of the subject and actually I think there are plenty of examples of featured pictures that are not lead images. For some subjects, being the lead image is important, for others, it's not. For example, an action shot of a sportsperson would be unlikely to be the lead image because a regular head shot portrait would make a better lead image. It may be that they're not easily identifiable in the action shot too but that doesn't necessarily take away from what the photo is intended to show. Likewise, it would be difficult to get a good regular head portrait that also shows them doing what they are famous for. A 'lead image' and an 'action shot' are very difficult kinds of photos and rarely the two shall meet. I don't think that makes either ineligible. You just need consider the purpose of the image and make allowances for it. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 23:24, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. I think Brandmeister's point was that the angle doesn't help with identification, but if we judge the image as it relates to the article (and we should), then it's fairly clear that she's a woman. The nominated image appears some way down the article, by which stage it's obvious. Besides, perhaps the name article's title, "Alison Bechdel" gives it away! ;-) Ðiliff «» (Talk) 12:27, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per Brandmeister. (And from this vantage point, the subject does appear rather androgynous.) Sca (talk) 22:04, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    • Did you read Crisco and my replies to Brandmeister though? I feel like we comprehensively responded to his objection(s) which, if you choose to use 'per Brandmeister', seems to be ignored. In short: I don't think you need to see her face for this to be a valid illustration of her with her work, and yes she appears slightly androgynous but so be it, if that's how she looks then that's how she looks, surely? 22:32, 15 March 2015 (UTC)
      • Preceding edit added by Diliff — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:31, 15 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      • I have to agree with Diliff; this here is an action shot, showing the cartoonist at work, drawing. To do so, there must be compromises. If she's actually drawing, she needs to face the canvas; otherwise it's very likely that she'd have made errors. If the camera were behind here, we'd get nothing but the back of her head (which would be compositionally poor). If the camera was over the canvas, then we'd get nothing of the work herself. The old self-portrait genre where painters held their brushes and looked forward while dabbing at the canvas just doesn't work in real life. As for the comments on her physical appearance, I'd have thought that we were all above that. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:06, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Androgynous is not a pejorative term.
As an ex-newspaper ed, I'd have to say that, since this "action shot" illustrates an article about the cartoonist, the subject of the pic should be identifiable. (Just an opinion.) Sca (talk) 17:54, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Androgynous is in itself not a pejorative term, but one might read a bit further into it when the subject is a lesbian, and somewhat stereotypically so, based on appearances. It's not difficult to interpret it as "for a woman, she doesn't look very feminine". I'm not suggesting that is what you you were saying, I'm just making the point that describing a lesbian as androgynous as part of your reasoning for an oppose could be seen to be a bit inflammatory and give people the impression that you're being judgemental about her appearance and/or her sexuality. The equivalent might be to point out that a gay man happens to look effeminate. Yes, some gay men look effeminate and some gay women look androgynous. Whether we're confused about if they're male or female isn't really the point. The point is, that's how they look. It's not as though this image misrepresents her appearance.
Also, if you want to compare it to a journalistic piece, I think the article probably more closely resembles a National Geographic or Time feature than a newspaper article. A typical newspaper article would have just a single photo to work with, whereas a Time magazine feature would typically have many images illustrating not just what she looks like (a portrait), but also photos of her in her environment, which gives you scope to go beyond mere identification and into more artistic and expressive photography. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 19:16, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
David, I understand your rationale re sexual orientation, etc., but would suggest that nowadays we've moved beyond physical stereotypes. (As the sexual orientation entry notes, "an individual homosexual, heterosexual or bisexual person may be masculine, feminine, or androgynous....")
Indeed I was not attempting to characterize Ms. Bechdel in any adverse manner; I was simply saying that, based on the visual information presented by this photo, the gender of the subject was not readily apparent (as Brandmeister had noted). As a wordsmith by trade, I stoutly maintain that "androgynous" is not pejorative; that some may take it as such merely reflects personal or cultural assumptions about gender-specific physiognomies.
BTW, many newspaper articles are illustrated by more than one photo. However, if only one photo is to be used in this case, it would be quite simple to pose one adequately depicting both the cartoonist's style and the face of the cartoonist. Faces are of prime importance in conveying visual information about the subjects of feature stories, articles and profiles, regardless of the person's field – or, needless to say, gender. Sca (talk) 21:42, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Of course any individual person of any sexual orientation could appear masculine, feminine or androgynous. My point was just that a stereotype of male and female homosexuals does exist, rightly or wrongly, and Alison's physical appearance does lean towards androgynous/masculine IMO, which is the 'stereotypical' lesbian. I think we agree that it's irrelevant how masculine or androgynous she looks though, or whether she might be misidentified as a male. If it is indeed the case that she could be misidentified, it's simply because of how she actually looks, not because of how this image portrays her. But again, if we mistake her for a man, so what? Does it change anything? This image exists in an article about her, not in isolation. If, after landing on her article page, reading the title, seeing the female gender pronouns and reading about her life, we still can't identify her as female, that's not a problem with the image, it's a problem with us. ;-)
And yes, many newspaper articles are illustrated by more than one image, but if they are, do you really think they all have to identify the person equally well?
No. Sca (talk)
Wouldn't it be more common that as long as at least one of the numerous photos identifies the subject, it's increasingly less important that the rest do too?
Yes. Sca (talk)
There's no point considering a hypothetical of what we would do if only one image is to be used. We have more than one image in the article and we have no restriction on how many we can use. Given that the article already contains an identifying image in the infobox, I would argue that the subsequent images don't share the burden of identifying her. They are free to have more expressive or interesting compositions, such as the one we're discussing now. I still think the analogy of the Time magazine feature is a better way to consider a Wikipedia article on a person than a newspaper article. Obviously the text of a Wikipedia is written very differently to either, but the scope for photography shares a lot in common with Time magazine. Anyway, enough debate. If I still haven't convinced you, I'll stand down. :-) My intention is merely to engage, not to upset. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 22:53, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Not upset. Nuff said. Sca (talk) 00:02, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

*Just echoing Diliff's thoughts on the term "Androgynous". Making comments on an individual's personal appearance in the midst of an oppose !vote suggests that said appearance is part of the basis of an oppose (even if that's not how the writer intended it), and thus comes across as akin to slighting the individual's personal appearance. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:44, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

No, no, no! Descriptive, not pejorative. (Sorry, but I think it's your perception that makes it pejorative.) Sca (talk) 00:02, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I'm sure our perception does factor into it, but likewise, I think it's impossible to separate a 'descriptive' statement from an intention, perceived or otherwise. Nobody makes random statements about someone's appearance without meaning something by it. Neither of us are assuming bad faith and accusing you of homophobia or anything of that sort, but we are questioning the relevance of mentioning androgyny, given that sexuality and the judgements that tend to come with it can be a bit of a tinderbox issue. Descriptive would be perfectly reasonable if someone asked you how you would describe her appearance, but that isn't really the purpose of the nomination. Oops, I said I was going to stand down. Ðiliff «» (Talk) 00:59, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Gray is neither black nor white. Nuff said. Sca (talk) 01:38, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose blurred and hazy.-Alborzagros (talk) 05:56, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Good action shot of the artist at work. The fact that Bechdel is androgynous looking is not a valid reason to object to featured picture status! I find the arguments above to be extremely strange. The purpose of the image is to illustrate the article by showing you Alison Bechdel at work, not to prove to you that Alison Bechdel is a woman. I really can't see how her degree of feminine appearance bears on the status of the image. Kaldari (talk) 02:42, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support An excellent and unusual photo emphasizing certain similarities between the artist and her life sized subject. The outstretched arms and touching hands, the similarities of hair styles and the overall connotations of the photo bring it to a very high quality level. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 04:33, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - even if I agree she looks like man, but then we will not have issues with her as a Picture of the Day...Like poor Michelle. And I have an userbox androgynous online, anyway. Hafspajen (talk) 04:50, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - I am completely and totally confused as to why her physical presentation is even being discussed. It is a photograph illustrating an artist at work. No where in the guidelines posted Wikipedia:Featured picture criteria does it state that a photograph of a person must be identifiably masculine, feminine, or even of that person. In particular, it says "It illustrates the subject in a compelling way, making the viewer want to know more" and this "A featured picture is not always required to be aesthetically pleasing; it might be shocking, impressive, or just highly informative." As the article is about an artist, she and her work together are what make her a noteworthy person. Thus an image of her work is highly informative and would be whether she was in the picture or not in it at all. Would there be objection if "David" were used as an image to illustrate Michelangelo? Oh Wait! he is Michelangelo. SusunW (talk) 05:33, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Great photo, great artist. (And I do have a conflict of interest as an androgynous genderfluid person myself. ;-) Missvain (talk) 16:06, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – My original comment has been misunderstood by many. I apologize for not expressing myself with sufficient clarity. Because I've been criticized here, let me make the following points:
  • I was simply agreeing with Brandmeister's observation that, due in part to the angle of the photo, the subject's gender was not readily apparent.
  • In saying "rather androgynous," I was not making a pejorative comment about the subject's personal appearance or, by implication, putative sexual orientation.
  • Nor was my opposition to the photo based on the subject's supposed personal attributes.
  • Rather, my opposition was technical – based on the awkward angle of the photo with regard to the person pictured, particularly her face.
  • I myself am not homophobic. I believe widespread oppression of LGBT people is a major failing of U.S. society – and one that should be ameliorated, and hopefully corrected, by legislation to "add the words" to Title VII of the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 and to corresponding state laws, including Idaho Title 67, Chapter 59, Section 67-5909.
(Disclosure: This user is a former intake officer for the Idaho Human Rights Commission.)
Sca (talk) 15:50, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I repeat, the fact that the face of the artist is not showing is irrelevant. The artist is famous because art is produced. The picture shows an artist creating art. No one is famous because of their gender, they are famous because of something they do. All of the comments regarding gender are off-subject, IMO. Does the picture represent what the subject is famous for. Yes. Is it an interesting photo? Yes. Would seeing the artist's face in any way communicate that the artist is able to produce art? No. Would identifying the gender in any way change the ability to create art? No. Is it necessary to see the artist to know the work of the artist is theirs? No - case in point "David", "Starry Night", "The Scream" -- your mind just said Michelangelo, Van Gogh, Munch. SusunW (talk) 19:50, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Well, I am not sure that I agree with the face of the artist is not showing is irrelevant (what Michelangelo, Van Gogh, Munch?). It is rather relevant, BUT - THIS nomination does shows the face, from side-face, profile. And it is mirroring the face drawn by the artist, also side-face - in a rather delightful ballet of lines and forms, if anyone noticed that one. Also her hand drawing echoes the depicted in the picture, an other finesse. Her left arm is similar to the one depicted, kept in angle. So all this, I think is mostly what makes this picture a good photo. Hafspajen (talk) 20:19, 18 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:36, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – AfE-Turm Destroying Last February 2, 2014
Reason
The AfE-Turm Was Demolished During The Demolish. And Has An High Quality Image.
Articles in which this image appears
AfE-Turm
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator
Sven0705

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:36, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft floated over a sea of golden clouds during its descent by parachute through planet Earth's dense atmosphere. On board were Expedition 42 commander Barry Wilmore of NASA and Alexander Samokutyaev and Elena Serova of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos). Touch down was at approximately 10:07 p.m. EDT (8:07 a.m. March 12, Kazakh time) southeast of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. The three were returning from low Earth orbit, after almost six months on the International Space Station as members of the Expedition 41 and Expedition 42 crews.
Reason
Just good enough for a FP with good EV and quality.
Articles in which this image appears
Soyuz TMA-14M
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Understanding
Creator
NASA
Sorry Vishnu, you don't have enough edits to vote here..-The Herald the joy of the LORDmy strength 13:30, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ah excellent The Herald - I wondered why I hadn't noticed that before... Thank god all my edits were pre that rule coming in - I now meet the criteria, but wouldn't have when I first started editing on this page... gazhiley 16:25, 24 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Expedition 42 Soyuz TMA-14M Landing (201503120102HQ).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:33, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original In the 15th century Nederlands a wide variety of foods started to became available to the wealthy citizens of the Low countries, consisting of a rich variety of fruits, cheeses, meat, wine, and nuts. Tea and coffee consumption were increasing and becoming part of everyday life, often served with sweets, candy or marzipan and cookies. A Dutch mealtime in the 17th century could contain abundantly extravagant dishes. After soup, salad and meat dishes, savory tarts and pastries followed. The meal ended with jellies, cheese, nuts and sweet pastries, washed down with sweet spiced wine. Someting like above.
Reason
Original file 10,230 × 7,372 pixels, used, good quality scan. One of the rare early depictions of sugar in art. The wealthy Dutch Empire's trade enabled spices, sugar and exotic fruits to be imported to the country. Exotic ingredients such as dates, rice, cinnamon, ginger, nuts, and saffron were used.
Articles in which this image appears
Osias Beert, Dutch Golden Age, Still life#Dutch, Flemish, German and French paintings, Antwerp
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Osias Beert the Elder

Promoted File:Osias Beert the Elder - Dishes with Oysters, Fruit, and Wine - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:46, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Full length portrait of Étienne Maurice Gérard in 1816, a year after his actions at Waterloo. Gérard was an important soldier under Napoleon, rising to the rank of Marshal of France and Minister of War.
Reason
High quality scan of a portrait of an important French soldier politician.
Articles in which this image appears
Étienne Maurice Gérard +2
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator
Jacques-Louis David

Promoted File:David Etienne Maurice Gerard.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:49, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – 1937 photograph of Frida Kahlo by Toni Frissell
Reason
I'm late to Women's History Month, but no matter. I found about 15 excellent photographs of women who are important any time of the year, and intend to work through them all. Starting off with notable Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, photographed by notable photographer Toni Frissell.
Articles in which this image appears
Frida Kahlo, Toni Frissell
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/People/Artists_and_writers
Creator
Toni Frissell, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Toni Frissell - Frida Kahlo, seated next to an agave.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:20, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalPortrait of Charles Gravier Count of Vergennes and French Ambassador, in Turkish Attire by Antoine de Favray. The ambassador has been depicted with a smoking pipe, in Turkish garb, while sitting in an Ottoman style room. The oil on canvas painting, which measures 141.5 x 113 cm, is in the collections of the Pera Museum.
Reason
Excellent portrait of the diplomat Charles Gravier and a good example of French orientalist art and turquerie. Gravier played an important role in Franco-Ottoman relations, both as ambassador and later as French Minister for Foreign Affairs. He commissioned the work from Antoine de Favray while in Constantinople.
Articles in which this image appears
Antoine de Favray, Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, Diplomacy, Franco-Ottoman alliance and Pera Museum
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Antoine de Favray
I agree. I forgot to list the articles in order highest encyclopedic value when I nominated the painting. Currently the articles are just listed alphabetically. Feel free to change the order. P. S. Burton (talk) 15:45, 22 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Antoine de Favray - Portrait of Charles Gravier Count of Vergennes and French Ambassador, in Turkish Attire - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:22, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Antoine de Favray - Portrait of the Countess of Vergennes in Turkish Attireontes of Vergennes in Turkish Gown
Reason
Because my plan was to nominate them both. Both the husband and the wife. I was even having coffee with the husband this Saturday, in my private club just to remember to nominate. This is Charles Gravier's wife.
Articles in which this image appears
Antoine de Favray, Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator
Antoine de Favray

Promoted File:Antoine de Favray - Portrait of the Countess of Vergennes in Turkish Attire - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:29, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Religion saved by Spain by Titian 1572-1575
Reason
HQ and EV
Articles in which this image appears
Religion saved by Spain (Titian), Titian,
FP category for this image
Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Titian

Promoted File:Religion saved by Spain.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:31, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original –. The image is based on the solitary Mariana from William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, written between 1601 and 1606. In the play, Mariana was to be married, but was rejected when her dowry was lost in a shipwreck by Angelo.
Reason
Google file, used, big enough. A "bed trick" is involved in Shakespeare’s plot. Angelo, who has previously refused to fulfill the betrothal binding him to Mariana, because her dowry had been lost at sea, will be soon framed.
Articles in which this image appears
Mariana (Millais), John Everett Millais, Mariana (poem)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
John Everett Millais

Promoted File:John Everett Millais - Mariana - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:39, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The figured windows of the Cathedral Santa Ana, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. From left to right: Saint Martial of Limoges; Saint Peter of Verona, also known as Saint Peter Martyr; Mary with Jesus; Saint Anna and Mary; Saint Bonaventure
Reason
High Quality Image Plus Valuable And EV Image Note : Previously Nomination
Articles in which this image appears
Las Palmas, Las Palmas Cathedral
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator
Lles

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:35, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Landscape with Shepherds and Flock of Sheep by Jean-Honoré Fragonard 1763-1765
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
  • You are nominating several paintings by the same artist which do not have EV in and of themselves, but as representations of the artist's style. One painting is sufficient for that. WP:FP? requires an image to "Add significant encyclopedic value to an article and helps readers to understand an article."; "significant" is negated when there are multiple images showing much the same thing. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:56, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks I didn't mention the text in quotation mark (above) is from WP:FP. I thought that is your words. any way ... This painting Adds significant encyclopedic value to article, Jean-Honoré Fragonard (painter) and helps readers to understand that article. HOW? Blow the painting in the article we can see this words:«Landscape with Shepherds and Flock of Sheep, c. 1763-65, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo» then now we can find out that:
  1. One of Fragonard's painting is about Landscape with Shepherds and Flock of Sheep.
  2. The painting is drawn in 1763-65.
  3. It has been maintained in National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo. So reply my question:
  • Don't three items above add significant encyclopedic value to painter's article?
  • Don't three items above help readers to understand painter's article?

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:04, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Blind-Man’s Buff by Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1750 - 1752)
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
  • Crisco didn't say that each painter can only have one FP. The FP criteria require that a potential FP "[a]dds significant encyclopedic value to an article and helps readers to understand an article". If it's "just another picture" or is not particularly representative of the artist's style (or both) it wouldn't meet this criterion. Josh Milburn (talk) 18:41, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Precisely. Where no article on the painting exists, generally scans of an artist's work do not have EV in and of themselves, but as representations of the artist's style (exceptions are possible, of course, like where a work depicts a historical battle or something, but that doesn't apply here). One painting is sufficient for such a purpose. As J. Milburn says, WP:FP? requires an image to "Add significant encyclopedic value to an article and helps readers to understand an article."; "significant" is negated when there are multiple images showing much the same thing. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:59, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks I didn't mention the text in quotation mark (above) is from WP:FP. I thought that is your words. any way ... This painting Adds significant encyclopedic value to article, Jean-Honoré Fragonard (painter) and helps readers to understand that article. HOW? Blow the painting in the article we can see this words:«Blind Man's Bluff, 1760, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio» then now we can find out that:
  1. One of Fragonard's painting is about Blind Man's Bluff.
  2. The painting is drawn in 1760.
  3. It has been maintained in Toledo Museum of Art in Toledo, Ohio. So reply my question:
  • Don't three items above add significant encyclopedic value to painter's article?
  • Don't three items above help readers to understand painter's article?

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:16, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Les Progrès de l'amour : Le rendez-vous by Jean-Honoré Fragonard (from 1771 until 1773)
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
  • Actually it is one of his very best... the problem is that they are too many nominations on Fragonard right now. I am kind of pendling between writing an article on it righ now or wait a bit with it. I don't know - because we don't usually go nominarte 5 paintings of the same painter. Hafspajen (talk) 14:32, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Well as I said, it is not impossible to put together an article, but at the moment I promised to write an other on my own nom, and I already wrote four or five more articles already for Alb, . .. so... I might wait. Actually I deserve a co-nom at least one of them. Hafspajen (talk) 01:12, 18 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Portrait of François-Henri d'Harcourt by Jean Honoré Fragonard - circa 1769
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
François-Henri d'Harcourt + Jean Honoré Fragonard
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Jean Honoré Fragonard

Promoted File:Fragonard - François-Henri d'Harcourt.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:23, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalThe stolen kiss by Jean-Honoré Fragonard (late 1780s)
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
The Stolen Kiss (Fragonard), Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Affair, Romance (love) and Falling in love
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
  • You are nominating several paintings by the same artist which do not have EV in and of themselves, but as representations of the artist's style. One painting is sufficient for that. WP:FP? requires an image to "Add significant encyclopedic value to an article and helps readers to understand an article."; "significant" is negated when there are multiple images showing much the same thing. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:57, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Alb, you make me really work hard. OK, write an article, sigh. It is a notable work. [6] [7] Just wonder where to start, really. Hang on, I go for Tizian first. Hafspajen (talk) 18:30, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks I didn't mention the text in quotation mark (above) is from WP:FP. I thought that is your words. any way ... This painting Adds significant encyclopedic value to article, Jean-Honoré Fragonard (painter) and helps readers to understand that article. HOW? Blow the painting in the article we can see this words:«The Stolen Kiss, late 1780s, Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg» then now we can find out that:
  1. One of Fragonard's painting is about The Stolen Kiss.
  2. The painting is drawn in late 1780s.
  3. It has been maintained in Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg. So reply my question:
  • Don't three items above add significant encyclopedic value to painter's article?
  • Don't three items above help readers to understand painter's article?
  • Crisco 1492 - you would't imagine the hits on internet ... Both serious sites, museums, big newspapers and millions of buy a reproduction of this wonderfull painting - stuff. A real famous painting... [User:Hafspajen|Hafspajen]] (talk) 17:07, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yeah... I developed it a bit more, too, the painting bit. Alborzagros , you didn't answered my question. Do you mind me as co-nom? Feel like I was working more with this like any of my own current ones, wrote article, argued, place them in different other articles to increase EV.... PLEASE? Hafspajen (talk) 21:04, 19 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Jean-Honoré Fragonard - The Stolen Kiss.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:28, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalMetellus Raising the Siege by Armand-Charles Caraffe
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Armand-Charles Caraffe
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Armand-Charles Caraffe
  • You are nominating several paintings by the same artist which do not have EV in and of themselves, but as representations of the artist's style. One painting is sufficient for that. WP:FP? requires an image to "Add significant encyclopedic value to an article and helps readers to understand an article."; "significant" is negated when there are multiple images showing much the same thing. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:57, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks I didn't mention the text in quotation mark (above) is from WP:FP. I thought that is your words. any way ... This painting Adds significant encyclopedic value to article, Armand-Charles Caraffe (painter) and helps readers to understand that article. HOW? Blow the painting in the article we can see this words:«Metellus raising the siege, now at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.» then now we can find out that:
  1. One of Armand-Charles Caraffe's painting is about Metellus raising the siege.
  2. It has been maintained in Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. So reply my question:
  • Don't two items above add significant encyclopedic value to painter's article?
  • Don't two items above help readers to understand painter's article?

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Original – The Mirabita Sisters by Antoine de Favray (1754/1764)
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Antoine de Favray
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Antoine de Favray
  • You are nominating several paintings by the same artist which do not have EV in and of themselves, but as representations of the artist's style. One painting is sufficient for that. WP:FP? requires an image to "Add significant encyclopedic value to an article and helps readers to understand an article."; "significant" is negated when there are multiple images showing much the same thing. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:56, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks I didn't mention the text in quotation mark (above) is from WP:FP. I thought that is your words. any way ... This painting Adds significant encyclopedic value to article, Antoine de Favray (painter) and helps readers to understand that article. HOW? Blow the painting in the article we can see this words:«The Mirabita Sisters, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.» then now we can find out that:
  1. One of Antoine de Favray's painting is about Mirabita Sisters.
  2. The painting is drawn in 1754/1764.
  3. It has been maintained in Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. So reply my question:
  • Don't three items above add significant encyclopedic value to painter's article?
  • Don't three items above help readers to understand painter's article?
  • You are clearly not reading my comments. The paintings may individually have the EV necessary. Nominating all three negates that EV, as it says "Look, there are other images that work just as well." ("So why should this one be featured?" we ask) — Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:25, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalStitching the Standard by British artist Edmund Leighton, 1911. The painting shows a nameless damsel on the battlements of a medieval castle finishing a standard or pennant with a black eagle on a gold background. In a time of peace the woman has taken her needlework into the daylight away from the bustle of the castle.
Reason
One of the less known paintings. Digitized by Sotheby's before disappearance in another private collection.
Articles in which this image appears
Stitching the Standard, Edmund Leighton, Chivalry
FP category for this image
Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Edmund Leighton
 
Holy Roman Empire, 1400
That comment is right out of a chronosynclastic infundibulum. Sca (talk) 14:45, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Is it? I thought yet it was Mary Poppins Hafspajen (talk) 17:02, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
You obviously haven't studied medieval history. Sca (talk) 01:30, 18 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Who, me? Hafspajen (talk) 14:52, 18 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Blue Petrel (Halobaena caerulea)
Reason
Nice shot of something fairly hard to see. I borrowed a 1DX for this trip because my camera was late back from repair.
Articles in which this image appears
Blue petrel
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
JJ Harrison

Promoted File:Halobaena caerulea in flight - SE Tasmania.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:46, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalPapilio machaon is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. First described by Linnaeus in 1758, it is found throughout the Palearctic realm. This specimen was photographed in Turkey.
Reason
A high quality image of the species, showing the important characteristics of the underside
Articles in which this image appears
Papilio machaon
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Zeynel Cebeci

Promoted File:Papilio machaon - Swallowtail 1.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:52, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalLa Mort de Marat or Marat Assassiné by Jacques-Louis David (1793)
Reason
The Death of Marat is perhaps the most famous image to arise out of the French Revolution, second only to the modern French flag. The painting has been cited time and again by numerous art critics as an illustration of many artistic techniques, such as negative space. The painting appears in practically every textbook that so much as touches on the French Revolution, be it in the fields of history or art. It is, in my mind at least, one of the most iconic paintings depicting a historical event of all-time, right up there with Washington Crossing the Delaware. I'm actually quite shocked it hasn't been nominated before.
Articles in which this image appears
The Death of Marat. Note that another (in my opinion, sub-par for most use-cases, and painted by the original artist's pupil) version of this painting is used on Jean-Paul Marat. An uncropped version appears on Jacques-Louis David.
FP category for this image
Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Jacques-Louis David
  • Samsara I believed both of those to be true at first as well. Despite my searching, I couldn't find any version that had been nominated. In addition, while the capture appears to be underexposed, I believe closer inspection may tell a different story. Plus, I don't think someone would go through the trouble of making a 0.3 gigapixel capture and not have proper exposure. Of course, I'm not exactly an expert. Joshua Garner (talk) 19:01, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I had a look at the histogram, and at the 796×1024 resolution, the top 2/5 of the histogram are unused. This may change slightly when looking at full res, as there may be additional specular highlights from the paint (as well as the general statistical properties of downscaling), but the essence of the low exposure will remain, and I believe this can be improved on. Samsara 19:20, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • The canvas itself is important - important enough that for this painting Google didn't crop it like they normally do. We lose some details (very slight, but some) with the crop. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:07, 19 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – The yacht of the Chamber of Rotterdam for the Dutch East India Company salutes an East-Indiaman and a Dutch man-of-war on the roadstead of Hellevoetsluis. By Jacob van Strij - 1790
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Jacob van Strij
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Jacob van Strij
  • Oppose - Not only is the source dead, but Google searches for "van Strij" and "Jacob van" don't give any results on the webpage. Images without proper sources are not "the best" of what Wikipedia has to offer (I'm also concerned about the fidelity of the scan; there are no pure whites [RGB 255, 255, 255] in painting, suggesting that this has been digitally manipulated) — Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:08, 17 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Which image? This one nominated here? I did. Or is "I'm also concerned about the fidelity of the scan; there are no pure whites [RGB 255, 255, 255] in painting, suggesting that this has been digitally manipulated" not clear enough? The link to the RKD just confirmed my suspicions. Or do you mean the source you linked? The watermarks obviously render it inappropriate for FPC. Before you assume bad faith, try reading the discussion. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:23, 19 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Of course, if there's another reason for not featuring this, aside from the unnecessary digital manipulation and dead source, feel free to say it. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:28, 19 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalRembrandt's Self-Portrait at the Age of 63 (1669) was the last selfie he undertook, and among the last of his paintings before he died in October 1669. He's lost almost everybody he loved by this stage (his son predeceased him the same year) and had been declared bankrupt after years of success, and there is suffering and sadness in the eyes.
Reason
Great scan of a master's final self-portrait
Articles in which this image appears
Self-Portrait at the Age of 63 + 1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Rembrandt

Promoted File:Rembrandt, Self Portrait at the Age of 63.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:02, 27 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalThe Kiss is an oil painting with gold leaf on canvas completed by Austrian Symbolist painter Gustav Klimt between 1908 and 1909. It depicts a couple embracing, their bodies entwined in elaborate robes decorated in a style influenced by both linear constructs of the contemporary Art Nouveau style and the organic forms of the earlier Arts and Crafts movement.
Reason
High quality scan of this interesting (and shiny!) painting. This is a more abstract depiction of kissing, with the same title as an earlier FPC.
Articles in which this image appears
The Kiss (Klimt) +8
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Gustav Klimt
Not all tight crops are perforce "bad." Sca (talk) 13:34, 20 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – According to the apocrypha Acts of Peter Peter is fleeing from Rome to avoid crucifixion and along the road outside the city he meets Jesus, going in the opposite direction, carrying his cross. Peter asks Jesus "Quo vadis?", ("Master, where are you going?") to which he replies, "Romam vado iterum crucifigi" ("I am going to Rome to be crucified aga"). Peter returns to Rome. (1602)
Reason
Own article, good scan. A very rare representation of this subject in art, the Quo vadis, by Annibale Carracci (1560 –1609) who was a notable Italian Baroque painter, founder of the Bolognese School. This is one of his best known works. According to legend, this painting depicts a vision of Peter, about a meeting between Peter and Jesus. Also the book Henryk Sienkiewicz Quo Vadis: was awarded the 1905 Nobel Prize and a film has [been made]. The painting is in the National Gallery in London.

In Rome, where he moved in 1595, In his Domine, quo vadis? (ca. 1600) Christ appears as a powerful, seminude athlete. With the cross borne lightly on his shoulder, he strides forward past an amazed St. Peter and on toward us as if he were about to break out of the canvas. ... But there is also a preference for strong movement and a new sense of drama that belongs to the new age.

Articles in which this image appears
Domine quo vadis? (Annibale Carracci); Quo vadis?; Annibale Carracci; Apostle Peter; Alexander Day (artist)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Annibale Carracci
  • Brightness is a function of illumination, and therefore arbitrary. We could have an argument about reflectivity, but I don't think it will get us anywhere. Our job is to present the content in an encyclopaedic way, and that means choosing an exposure that will allow most people (i.e. the largest possible number of end devices) to discern reasonable detail of the painting. Increasing exposure does not falsify the painting. It simply turns the lights up (if an analogy is needed). Samsara 15:44, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • And what benchmark do you suggest using? The National Gallery has the painting. They can see it every day. They would presumably know if the scan is too dark or not. Anyways, at full size the painting looks absolutely fine. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:40, 27 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Well, pity that this nomination is going unnoticed, in spite of being posted for several days as needing feedback. Because it is a great artwork, and it became to be of great symbolic value. Looks like only we in Europe realize that this motive and the novel [14] Henryk Sienkiewicz Quo Vadis was written as drawing historical parallels between the occupied Poland and the occupied Polish people of his time and Nero's time. This was later applied to the communism. Asking Quo Vadis sometimes in an occupied country meant - whispering Where are we heading in this country? Are we on the right way? Shall we turn and go in the opposite direction? Were people got jailed it they asked these questions loud. All that in a country where this was not allowed. Yes it was symbolic, but a lot was written and said in a symbolic way in those times. It MEANT more than those words Peter said, Quo Vadis - it meant - think, maybe we are going in the wrong direction. And also combined with the fact that in East-Germany and Poland the religion was also playing a certain part in the resistance movement against occupation. But I guess one has to live in Europe to understand it, Americans probably don't get that instantly. Quo Vadis was a symbol of free thinking, free will and the right to question in a time none of this was allowed - just disguised in a religious question... Hafspajen (talk) 18:48, 27 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Thank you, Hafspajen, for explaining all that. I had not known about the importance or meaning of the question before. I also agree that the colors of the painting might have gotten darker over the centuries, but some of the colors are quite strong even now. I'm wondering if the painting might have been painted in slightly dark tones because it was a vision, perhaps in a dream, or even a meeting on a road in the evening. CorinneSD (talk) 22:06, 27 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalAmerican Bank Note Company engraved portrait of Caleb Strong. Delegate to the Constitutional Convention, Strong was part of the inaugural class of the United States Senate (from Massachusetts, 1789–96), and then Governor of Massachusetts (1800–07 and 1812–16).
Reason
High quality, high EV, prior image was very small and low resolution. Lead image with css image crop used to produce appropriately sized thumbnail in the article.
Articles in which this image appears
Caleb Strong
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
James Bannister, American Bank Note Company
Restoration by Godot13

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Original – A young Lady and a Unicorn. "In the 7th century, the scholar Isidore of Seville ... helped popularize the myth that would serve as a hallmark in European folklore for centuries to come: Catching a unicorn is impossible…unless you have access to a virgin woman.”
Reason
Domenico Zampieri (or Domenichino) (1581 –1641) was an Italian Baroque painter of the Bolognese School, a rather talented one. This school flourished in Bologna, between the 16th and 17th centuries in Italy, and rivalled Florence and Rome as the center of painting in the Italian Baroque era. The painting depicts Giulia Farnese, mistress to Pope Alexander VI. Rodrigo Borgia (Pope Alexander VI) fell in love with Giulia and decided to make her his mistress. ... Well, so much for that Unicorn.
Articles in which this image appears
Unicorn, Domenichino, Palazzo Farnese Giulia Farnese, + 3
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator
Domenichino and Annibale Carracci

Promoted File:DomenichinounicornPalFarnese.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:04, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalThe Mystical Nativity (c.1500) by Sandro Botticelli. This is his only signed work and contains unusual iconography for a Nativity. Combined with the usual symbolism surrounding Christ's birth, Botticelli also mixes in aspects of Christ's Second Coming, and the associated end of the world
Reason
Excellent image of a renaissance masterpiece
Articles in which this image appears
The Mystical Nativity + 3
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Sandro Botticelli

Promoted File:Mystic Nativity, Sandro Botticelli.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:56, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A view from Amer Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan in evening mist
Reason
A quality image with a good EV
Articles in which this image appears
Amer Fort
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Benison

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:39, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalYoung Spartans Exercising is an oil on canvas painting by French impressionist artist Edgar Degas. The work depicts two groups of male and female Spartan youths exercising, though the subject matter of the painting has, in recent times, been challenged. The work is now in the permanent collection of The National Gallery in London.
Reason
Interesting work by a notable artist
Articles in which this image appears
Young Spartans Exercising +7
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Edgar Degas

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Original –Adolf Mosengel was a landscape painter from Hamburg, Germany. He had built a reputation painting Alpine scenes, like this one, cool, Mosel.
Reason
Spectacular view of the Alps, by German painter Adolf Mosengel (1837-1885) - 68 x 50 cm
Articles in which this image appears
Adolf Mosengel
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Adolf Mosengel

Promoted File:Adolf Mosengel Dorf in den Berner Alpen.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:51, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
Good photograph of a notable poet
Articles in which this image appears
Terrance Hayes
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:53, 29 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalCharlotte Perkins Gilman
Reason
A very notable feminist writer and theorist. Probably best known for The Yellow Wallpaper. She was able to portray both the oppression in The Yellow Wallpaper and also propose better in books like Herland or With Her in Ourland. Next: A Nobel Prize winning scientist!
Articles in which this image appears
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wallpaper, +4
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/People/Artists_and_writers
Creator
C.F. Lummis; restoration by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Charlotte Perkins Gilman c. 1900.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:06, 29 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalPortrait of a Man (1514) by Hans Baldung; this is an unknown sitter, but a wealthy man, possible a Swabian of noble origins, according to the National Gallery, London, who hold the piece. Baldung was contemporary with Albrecht Dürer, and was possibly trained by him.
Reason
Great scan of a striking 1514 portrait
Articles in which this image appears
Hans Baldung
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator
Hans Baldung

Promoted File:Hans Baldung Grien - Portrait of a Man - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:32, 29 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalAbbey of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa, a medieval abbey in south-western France.
Reason
I think its a great picture of a noteworthy place.
Articles in which this image appears
Abbey of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa, Pyrénées-Orientales
FP category for this image
architecture
Creator
Cancre

Promoted File:Saint-Michel de Cuxa.JPG --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:28, 29 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The banishment of Cordelia, the youngest of King Lear's three daughters in the play of the same name. She is banished for refusing to profess her love to him in return for one third of the land in his kingdom, saying that there is nothing to compare her love to, nor words to properly express it.
Reason
High quality scan of an interesting and useful work. Gives us a reason to promote more Shakespeare.
Articles in which this image appears
King Lear +4
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Edwin Austin Abbey

Promoted File:Edwin Austin Abbey King Lear, Act I, Scene I The Metropolitan Museum of Art.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:18, 29 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
This picture is of high quality, really high resolution, among Wikipedia's best work, has a free license tag, is verifiable, is of encyclopedic value, and has a suitable description, and can avoid inappropriate digital manipulation.
Articles in which this image appears
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War I
Creator
Don Troiani

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:15, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – George V
Reason
A highquality potrait of English king George V
Articles in which this image appears
George V
FP category for this image
History
Creator
N/A

Not Promoted ---The Herald the joy of the LORDmy strength 12:15, 31 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – A shot from the foot-over bridge of Gorakhpur Junction railway station, world's longest railway platform
Reason
A quality image with good EV
Articles in which this image appears
Gorakhpur Junction railway station
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Benison
So crop it? -The Herald the joy of the LORDmy strength 07:56, 21 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose and Reject crop proposal - no amount of cropping will remove the fog that is present on the majority of the picture, plus as per Nick-D the composition (minus fog) is really nice. gazhiley 12:25, 23 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@ Nick-D & I have reverted back to the original version without any edits. The one first uploaded was edited one. -The Herald the joy of the LORDmy strength 13:57, 23 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:34, 31 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]