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Original – Vincent van Gogh - Houses at Auvers
Reason
A new article, (co-production). Own article, used. A van Gogh from his last productive period, a bit different from his usual themes. CorinneSD was working together with me on the article, Corinne wrote most of the text in a sandbox.
Articles in which this image appears
Houses at Auvers
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Vincent van Gogh

Promoted File:Vincent van Gogh - Houses at Auvers - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:37, 1 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A panoramic view of Rüdesheim am Rhein, looking towards east.
Reason
Good technical quality, appropriate lighting, shows all relevant things (Castles, church, vineyards, factories)
Articles in which this image appears
Rüdesheim am Rhein
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator
User:DXR
Hi Gaz, yes that is a fair argument. However it is pretty much impossible to reach those islands without a boat (and I don't have one). It's probably more practical to take one of the ships that travel on the Rhine, and I will probably do that later in April, but shooting a panorama from a moving object is hard. Also, a big disadvantage of such a frontal panorama would be that would be very wide, probably too wide for many purposes on wiki. --DXR (talk) 10:43, 24 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
DXR no argument intended! Twas just the wishful musings of a lover of civilisation panoramas... I'd say find a nice young man/lady (if you haven't already got one), pack a picnic, and charter a simple single outboard motor boat, and take a trip out there... Enjoy the view, picnic and the company, and while there try a panorama from that side :D ... you're welcome........ hehe gazhiley 16:48, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Panoramic View of Rüdesheim am Rhein 20140928 1.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:09, 1 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – 16 wood samples
1. Pinus sylvestris (Pine)
2. Picea abies (Spruce)
3. Larix decidua (Larch)
4. Juniperus communis (Juniper)
5. Populus tremula (Aspen)
6. Carpinus betulus (Hornbeam)
7. Betula pubescens (Birch)
8. Alnus glutinosa (Alder)
9. Fagus sylvatica (Beech)
10. Quercus robur (Oak)
11. Ulmus glabra (Elm)
12. Prunus avium (Cherry)
13. Pyrus communis (Pear)
14. Acer platanoides (Maple)
15. Tilia cordata (Linden)
16. Fraxinus excelsior (Ash)
 1 2 3 4
 5 6 7 8
 9101112
13141516
Reason
A super quality image of 16 wood samples
Articles in which this image appears
Wood, Dendrology
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Others
Creator
Anonimski

Promoted File:16 wood samples.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:48, 1 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Belvedere version of Napoleon Crossing the Alps; this set of five oil on canvas portraits of the French general (later emperor) Napoleon. It shows a strongly idealized view of the real crossing that Napoleon and his army made across the Alps through the Great St. Bernard Pass in May 1800.
Reason
High quality scan of an important and well-known David portrait. Can't have enough Napoleon!
Articles in which this image appears
Napoleon Crossing the Alps
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Jacques-Louis David
  • Napoleon Bonaparte was a megalomaniac whose military conquests caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands, if not millions. It's not surprising that Napoleon's tomb was one of the half-dozen Paris sights adoringly visited by the conquering Hitler in June 1940. (Too bad the latter failed to learn from the former's experience in Russia.) Sca (talk) 15:29, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Napoleon at the Great St. Bernard - Jacques-Louis David - Google Cultural Institute.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:25, 2 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



Original – 858 × 600 pixels, a good size. Sunny - no shadows. Fine atmospheric tableau. Absence of human figures illustrates the artist's preoccupation at this time with archetypical forms – and also his chronic inability to draw people other than stick figures.
Reason
A newly discovered, sensational unknown van Gogh. Last chance, Internet will soon be deleted anyway. That's a good reason .... Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Internet
Articles in which this image appears
No articles, no EV, not very useful. Interesting propaganda artifact, but everbody must oppose due to historical inaccuracy. Consensus is impossible to determine without additional input from participating in the discussion.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/1 April jokes.
Creator
Vincent van Gogh
  • Support as nominator – This work comes from the artist's Late Not So Great Period. Some art historians assert he painted it as a commission from the famed German Post-Impressionist Fredinand Porschée, but others note that Porschée then was working as a waiter at an établissement in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, where he could scarcely have been earning the sums required to hire Van Gogh, not even a one-eared Van Gogh. (And BTW, that's pronounced Fahn-Xghowxgh – accent on the second syllable.) Sca (talk) 15:41, 1 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]


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Original – Torpedoed Japanese destroyer Yamakaze photographed through periscope of USS Nautilus, 25 June 1942. (Navy) NARA FILE #: 080-G-418331 WAR & CONFLICT BOOK #: 1315
Reason
A Hi-Res images I found of a submarine photographing her prey as the prey sinks to the bottom of the sea. Unusual image to have found, in particular in this day and age.
Articles in which this image appears
Allied submarines in the Pacific War, Japanese destroyer Yamakaze (1936), List of maritime disasters, List of shipwrecks in June 1942, Pacific War, Periscope, Salmon-class submarine, USS Nautilus (SS-168)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/War
Creator
United States Navy

Promoted File:Torpedoed Japanese destroyer Yamakaze sinking on 25 June 1942.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:59, 2 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A preliminary design created by U.S. Mint Chief Engraver Frank Gasparro for the Susan B. Anthony dollar
Reason
I believe this image meets the criteria because it is illustrative, encyclopedic and high-quality, and it illustrates the way coin designs are created. This is an early-stage design created by U.S. Mint Chief Engraver Frank Gasparro, but it was ultimately rejected, as were others. The image shows individual pencil marks, illustrating how Gasparro's concepts became reality. This is my first FP nomination, so I apologize in advance if I've made any mistakes along the way.-RHM22 (talk) 02:48, 1 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Articles in which this image appears
Susan B. Anthony dollar
FP category for this image
Artwork/Others
Creator
Originally created by Frank Gasparro, uploaded by RHM22

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:56, 2 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalThe Tribuna of the Uffizi by Johann Zoffany is a painting of the north-east section of the Tribuna room in the Uffizi in Florence, Italy. The painting is part of the United Kingdom's Royal Collection.
Reason
High quality reproduction of a notable painting, and therefore high EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Tribuna of the Uffizi (painting) (most EV), Johann Zoffany, +15 others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Johann Zoffany
  • Comment - I think I saw this in Crisco's que. I was confering with him before on this painting, and he said he would like to nominate it. Shall we not at least ask to take something from that que - or at least co-nom? Hafspajen (talk) 21:48, 24 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think finding a good picture is a creative effort too. It is different when it comes to artwork, than nominating somebody's own photo, because then they both get credited. I think we should show respect to each other, Sincerely, Hafspajen (talk) 17:55, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Johan Zoffany - Tribuna of the Uffizi - Google Art Project.jpg ---The Herald the joy of the LORDmy strength 03:48, 3 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalSaffron threads, Weinviertel (Niederreiter), Karmelitermarkt, Vienna, February 2015. Austria has low saffron production, but it offsets the high labor costs by selling only high quality threads such as these
Reason
Clear and useful picture; good cut out
Articles in which this image appears
Saffron +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink
Creator
Hubertl

Promoted File:Safran-Weinviertel Niederreiter 2 Gramm 8285.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:12, 3 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalWilliam Lane Craig is an American philosopher, theologian and Christian apologist. His academic work addresses topics including the philosophy of religion, philosophical theology, metaphysics, the philosophy of time and the historical Jesus.
Reason
I thought this one deserved a second chance. A high-quality photograph of a fairly well-known academic. To pre-empt the claim that this is just a simple posed photograph: short of that pose, this is about as close as we are going to get to an "action shot" of a philosopher- the use of the watch and the stain-glass background are very much deliberate.
Articles in which this image appears
William Lane Craig
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Unknown; photograph from William Craig's press kit

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:36, 3 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – M81 also known as Bode's Galaxy is around 12 million light years away. It has an irregular satellite galaxy known as Homberg IX.
Reason
A high quality astro image with great EV
Articles in which this image appears
M 81
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator
Ken Crawford

Promoted File:M81.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:59, 4 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A self-portrait by Salvator Rosa, an Italian Baroque painter, poet, and printmaker, who was described as "unorthodox and extravagant" and a "perpetual rebel". This circa 1645 portrait is held at the National Gallery.
Reason
Interesting self-portrait by Salvator Rosa. Wish my hair could be like that.
Articles in which this image appears
Salvator Rosa +4
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Salvator Rosa

Promoted File:Self-portrait by Salvator Rosa.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:44, 4 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The December 2010 lunar eclipse occurred from 5:27 to 11:06 UTC on December 21, 2010.
Reason
A high quality astro image with great EV
Articles in which this image appears
December 2010 lunar eclipse
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator
John Vermette
Where? -The Herald the joy of the LORDmy strength 05:14, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. Very noticeable artifacting. Also, I'm no specialist in licenses, but the photographer's site specifies that "all images here are copyright by John Vermette. Use as you wish, but please give proper credit." Is that really all the criteria needed for it to be posted under a CC-BY-SA license? Joshua Garner (talk) 17:40, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:52, 5 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Aerial photo of La Jolla, California
Reason
This was not a easy photo to get, the plane I was in is pressurized so the cockpit glass is always going to be a issue but this is one of the best, from the flight. I am flying at about 10,000 feet at the time this was taken departing out of Montgomery Field climbing like a rocket ship. The photo shows just about the entire city of La Jolla, California
Articles in which this image appears
La Jolla, California
FP category for this image
places
Creator
WPPilot

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:57, 5 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original The Resurrection (Cecco del Caravaggio) is one of the artist’s most notable works. The angel is surely into heavy weightlifting, throwing around soldiers and stones like that... The painting is part of the permanent collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Reason
A dramatic, notable painting, own article, and 5,126 × 8,881 pixels. The artwork is from 1619, and was a painting intended for private devotion for the Tuscan ambassador to Rome, for his private chapel in Florence. It depicts the Resurrection of Christ, the moment described in the Gospel of Matthew 28:2:There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow ...
Articles in which this image appears
The Resurrection (Cecco del Caravaggio)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Cecco del Caravaggio

Promoted File:Francesco Buoneri, called Cecco del Caravaggio - The Resurrection - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:13, 5 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalA Session of the Painting Jury (1885) by Henri Gervex; This shows a meeting of the Paris Salon in 1883 in which several identifiable artists are voting on which pictures should be exhibited. This picture itself was exhibited in the Salon in 1885 and was subsequently acquired by Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, who later became the Prime Minister of France, before it was gifted by him to the state.
Reason
Fantastic scan of a fantastic picture
Articles in which this image appears
A Session of the Painting Jury, Henri Gervex
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Henri Gervex
Unfair. They should vote nude. Hafspajen (talk) 20:50, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
No, no! – that could result in electile dysfunction! Sca (talk) 21:39, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Henri Gervex - A Session of the Painting Jury - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:09, 5 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Dusky lory (Pseudeos fuscata), Gembira Loka Zoo, Yogyakarta
Reason
High resolution/quality of a rather attractive bird. Though this was taken in captivity, it doesn't show it.
Articles in which this image appears
Dusky lory +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Chris Woodrich

Promoted File:Dusky lory (Pseudeos fuscata), Gembira Loka Zoo, Yogyakarta, 2015-03-15 03.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:48, 6 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Plate 1 of Birds of America by John James Audubon depicting a Wild Turkey, engraved from a painting Audubon made in 1825
Reason
Beautiful Audubon colour engraving of the world's most fabulous fowl. Oh, that haughty posture—makes me hungry!
Articles in which this image appears
John James Audubon, The Birds of America, Turkey (bird)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
John James Audubon
  • I doubt that what we see is the true left edge of the print. Possibly the print has been cut out of a book, and the "No. 1" text disappeared into the spine. The left-hand edge is odd. At first it looks ragged, and I thought it was the actual cut edge, but looking more closely it seems to have been cropped in a series of slightly stepped exact straight lines, as if done in multiple stages in an image editor for some reason. I'm not saying it's a big deal; it's just puzzling. 109.152.147.122 (talk) 18:27, 27 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Speaking of 'tight'
  • Oppose ...in its current state. Hafs, I agree with you about the EV/importance of the image. Sadly (I suspect) we are looking at (source image) the end result of what happened when someone decided to break up one of the books without taking proper care. Instead of taking the book apart at the binding, they may have cut out the plates. If the left margin can be properly restored (along with some light cleaning of more prominent spots), I will support it.--Godot13 (talk) 21:02, 28 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:17, 6 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalDanish West Indian 10 daler gold coin (1904) depicting Christian IX of Denmark. Only year of issue for this new denomination, only 2,005 coins were struck.
Reason
High quality image, high EV. A rare double denominated gold coin (10 Dalere, 50 Francs) issued only in 1904.
Articles in which these images appear
Danish West Indian daler, Christian IX of Denmark
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Kingdom of Denmark for the Danish West Indies.
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

Promoted File:Danish West Indies 1904 10 Daler.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:06, 7 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalThe Roses of Heliogabalus by the Anglo-Dutch artist Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1888. The theme is based on a probably invented episode from the life of the Roman emperor Heliogabalus, taken from the Augustan History.
Reason
Found this high-res version accidentally, while searching for Edward Poynter. Perhaps time to roll this out.
Articles in which this image appears
The Roses of Heliogabalus, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Victorian painting, others
FP category for this image
Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Promoted File:The Roses of Heliogabalus.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:07, 7 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalNakhi women carrying baskets during part of a public performance at Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Open Air Theatre.
Reason
One of the finalists in POTY, this image has pretty good EV in Nakhi people and is used in several other articles. Technical quality is, of course, assured.
Articles in which this image appears
Nakhi people +2
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Traditional dress
Creator
Uwe Aranas
Comment - I agree. - CorinneSD (talk) 21:56, 29 March 2015 (UTC) [reply]
Info The performance in the open air theatre of Lijiang, which includes some hundreds actors, is showing different traditions and lifestyles of the Naxi, Yi, and Bai people of the Yunnan area. The depicted scene shows especially the traditional clothing of the Naxi women (which is still worn in the daily life of the Naxi people) and is also a hommage to the Naxi women which used to carry heavy loads in big bamboo baskets, for example hay and fresh grass for the cattle. I hope, this explanation might help. Cheers, --CEphoto, Uwe Aranas (talkcontribs) 08:51, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Can the EV be there if this is not actually a picture of a person from the Yunnan area in their natural clothing? Surely a performance by an actor cannot be used to demonstrate anything other than acting? The rest is just down to the quality of the costume designer and director of the show - it's entirely their interpretation. And unless Yunnan people traditionally frequent the stages of open air theatres, then this isn't showing them in the correct situation either... gazhiley 16:47, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Maybe the photo would be best considered for illustrating a type of outdoor theater in China. That's quite a backdrop for theater. CorinneSD (talk) 19:47, 30 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
As I understand, these traditions and lifestyles are very much alive, and people are proud of them. Hafspajen (talk) 00:21, 2 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Lijiang Yunnan China-Naxi-people-carrying-baskets-01.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:24, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Schwäbisch Hall (Marktplatz) in winter.Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Reason
scenic photo of Schwäbisch Hall for Christmas/New year holidays
Articles in which this image appears
Schwäbisch Hall, Christmas lights
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Petar Milošević
The subject is the Marktplatz (presumably the town's central square), not one specific building. ("Schwäbisch Hall" is a town, not a building; not sure if there is any confusion there...) 86.155.201.128 (talk) 13:57, 31 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • OpposeThe cropping of the aerials is a level of editing I'm not really happy with. Resulting image is still rather cramped and the camera is struggling with the varying light levels (the lights blending together on the center far left and on the building just to the right of the town hall). Might be worth trying to shoot at ISO200 (E-P5 native iso) in future. You are sacrificing dynamic range by jumping to 320. Otherwise shoot in raw and mess with the curves in post or its time to break out the HDR (with care).©Geni (talk) 07:53, 31 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment @©Geni, Antenna was shortened due to remarks by some, but not by croping. Image isnt downsized. Photo is almost at full size - 96 %. ISO 320 vs ISO 200 wouldnt be resolved by your eyes and sky noise was deleveled for beeing better. No use of HDR at such scene, everything is perfect enligthed as it should be. --PetarM (talk) 20:11, 31 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Schwäbisch Hall in winter.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:01, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalA Lady with a Squirrel and a Starling (1526–28) by Hans Holbein the Younger was painted during Holbein's first visit to Britain. The sitter was unidentified for years, although now it is thought to be Anne Lovell, the wife of Francis, a squire to Henry VIII. The painting was acquired in 1992 by the National Gallery in London, which considers it to be "a wonderfully preserved example of Holbein's art at its most evocative".
Reason
Excellent scan of a lovely painting
Articles in which this image appears
A Lady with a Squirrel and a Starling, Hans Holbein the Younger, Azurite + 2 others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Hans Holbein the Younger

Promoted File:Lady with a Squirrel.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:27, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Augusta Savage sculpting, as photographed in a 1935 - 1947 compilation of "Negro Art Exhibits, Workshops and Demonstrations"
Reason
high resolution image with restoration
Articles in which this image appears
Augusta Savage
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
(unknown) Harmon Foundation / NARA, uploaded and restored by Yann

Promoted File:Georgette Seabrooke - NARA - 31491640.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:50, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – From the article: "Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend (1674–1738) was a British Whig statesman. He served for a decade as Secretary of State, directing British foreign policy. He was often known as Turnip Townshend because of his strong interest in farming turnips and his role in the British agricultural revolution."
Reason
High quality scan of a pretty good portrait. Very useful for the article. Not that many British statesmen from the period featured.
Articles in which this image appears
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend +10 or so
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
After Godfrey Kneller
He needs 'volumizing' shampoo. Sca (talk) 15:54, 31 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt (2).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:47, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Flowers are common subjects of still life paintings, such as this one by Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder, oil on copper, 28x38 cm, 1614. During the Tulip mania - a period in the Dutch Golden Age during which the prices for tulip bulbs of the recently introduced plant reached extraordinarily high levels ... this kind of paintings were very appreciated. Tulip mania reached its peak in 1637
Reason
High quality painting, of an elaborate sophistication and complexity by Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder ( 1573 – 1621) a highly successful still life painter of the Dutch Golden Age. When tulips became a luxury item, a profusion of varieties followed, like the ones in the painting, white and yellow with red strips. These paintings are valuable as historic documents for botanical purposes, since the flowers are depicted with great accuracy.
Articles in which this image appears
Ambrosius Bosschaert, Flower, Northern Mannerism, Social history of viruses, Still life
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder

Promoted File:Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder (Dutch - Flower Still Life - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:45, 9 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Harvest in Provence by Vincent van Gogh in 1888
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
List of works by Vincent van Gogh
FP category for this image
Creator
Vincent van Gogh

Not Promoted ---The Herald the joy of the LORDmy strength 11:06, 9 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Nuclear submarine HMS Vanguard arrives back at HM Naval Base Clyde, Faslane, Scotland following a patrol.
Reason
The Royal Navy ballistic missile submarine HMS Vanguard (S28), photographed as she arrives back at HM Naval Base Clyde, Faslane, Scotland following a patrol, November 2010.
Articles in which this image appears
Her Majesty's Naval Service, List of active Royal Navy ships, Royal Navy, Scotland, Vanguard-class submarine
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Water
Creator
CPOA(Phot) Tam McDonald

Promoted File:Vanguard at Faslane 02.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:36, 10 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Animated film The Sinking of the Lusitania (1918) by American cartoonist and animator Winsor McCay. Two submarines torpedo the RMS Lusitania in 1915, killing 1 200. Probably the first animated documentary, this was the longest animated film made until Disney's feature-length films of the 1930s.
Reason
A short film created to exploit the international backlash against the Imperial German Navy in the aftermath of the 7 May 1915 attack by U-20 Kapitänleutnant Walther Schwieger that left 1,198 of the passengers dead. This animated film The Sinking of the Lusitania (1918) by American cartoonist and animator Winsor McCay. In the film two submarines torpedo the RMS Lusitania in 1915, killing 1 200. It is thought that this is the first animated documentary, and at the time it was released this was the longest animated film made until Disney's feature-length films of the 1930s.
Articles in which this image appears
Animated documentary, Sinking of the RMS Lusitania, The Sinking of the Lusitania, Winsor McCay
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War I
Creator
Winsor McCay
  • Support as nominatorTomStar81 (Talk) 03:49, 31 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think Curly mentioned that he'd gotten a Winsor McCay DVD with these films. Any news on that? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:34, 31 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I'd love to support, but is this the best copy available? As is, it appears to be a mish-mash composited of clips from several prints, some more worn and scratched than others, and a few titles are even in negative form. I doubt this was intentional, originally. --Janke | Talk 06:19, 31 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Interesting propaganda artifact, but must oppose due to historical inaccuracy: The myth of a second torpedo, and even a second U-boat, misleadingly propagated by the British Admiralty at the time, has been debunked in recent decades by historical research and underwater exploration. (Theories regarding the "second explosion" have included secretly shipped munitions and, more recently, a boiler or steam-pipe rupture. Neither hypothesis has been proven conclusively.) Sca (talk) 15:44, 31 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • You're opposing the promotion of a copy of a historically significant and widely studied work because the work itself presents an incorrect view of the world? If this was being used to illustrate the sinking itself, perhaps (just as we might worry about The Creation of Adam in an article about human evolution...), but surely the EV comes from the article on the film itself? Josh Milburn (talk) 16:37, 31 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Josh, understand your rationale – but still oppose FPs that tend to perpetuate historical distortions, often accepted uncritically by general audiences. (Would not classify this film as a "documentary." But this isn't the place to rehash the Lusitania episode.) Sca (talk) 17:34, 31 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:51, 10 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalCurug Cipendok, a waterfall in Banyumas Regency
Reason
High quality image of this waterfall
Articles in which this image appears
Curug Cipendok
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Chris Woodrich

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:34, 10 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original –Summer Evening on Skagen's Southern Beach - Anna Ancher and Marie Krøyer walking together, on a summer evening, after a party, during the blue hour
Reason
Original file 18,001 × 11,714 pixels, one of Peder Severin Krøyer's best known and best-loved work is entitled Summer Evening on Skagen's Southern Beach with Anna Ancher and Marie Krøyer, 1893.
Articles in which this image appears
Summer Evening on Skagen's Southern Beach, Peder Severin Krøyer, P. S. Krøyer's paintings of Marie, Skagen Painters
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
P.S. Krøyer
OK, sample it down. Hafspajen (talk) 02:23, 1 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:P.S. Krøyer - Summer evening on Skagen's Beach. Anna Ancher and Marie Krøyer walking together. - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:30, 11 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A full-length portrait of Mehmed IV, by an unknown artist. Mehmed IV took the throne at age 6, but ultimately gave most of his power to the Grand Vizier.
Reason
High quality scan of this painting, showing an important person from an underrepresented area.
Articles in which this image appears
Mehmed IV
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator
Unknown

Promoted File:Sultan Mehmed IV (2).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 01:40, 11 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A preliminary design created by U.S. Mint Chief Engraver Frank Gasparro for the Susan B. Anthony dollar
Reason
I believe this image meets the criteria because it is illustrative, encyclopedic and high-quality, and it illustrates the way coin designs are created. This is an early-stage design created by U.S. Mint Chief Engraver Frank Gasparro, but it was ultimately rejected, as were others. The image shows individual pencil marks, illustrating how Gasparro's concepts became reality.
Articles in which this image appears
Susan B. Anthony dollar
FP category for this image
Artwork/Others
Creator
Originally created by Frank Gasparro, uploaded by RHM22
  • You could also nominate as a set, but I think a lone nomination would be fine as well... anyways,

Promoted File:1979 right-facing Susan B. Anthony design.jpeg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:51, 11 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
High quality image of a very notable writer
Articles in which this image appears
Junot Díaz
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Tsar Fedorsky for the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; edited by Chris Woodrich (dustspots, crop)

Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:35, 12 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Windmills in Angla, Saaremaa, Estonia
Reason
High Resolution + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Saaremaa
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Abrget47j

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:03, 12 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Fighting Temeraire by J. M. W. Turner
Alt 1
Alt 2
Reason
Good Quality
Articles in which this image appears
The Fighting Temeraire (Own Article), National Gallery +20
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
J. M. W. Turner

Promoted File:The Fighting Temeraire, JMW Turner, National Gallery.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:10, 12 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The best known portrait of Louis Pasteur is depicting him among the innovative laboratory glassware used in the experimental methods. Pasteur is regarded as as the "father of microbiology" - for discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurization. Louis Pasteur invented a vaccine against rabies, too.
Reason
EV. This is the best known portrait of Louis Pasteur, French chemist and microbiologist - depicting him in his laboratory, painted by Finnish painter Albert Edelfelt (1854 – 1905) in 1885.
Louis Pasteur is an absolute giant in the field of medicine, humanity has a lot to thank him. Thank you, Pasteur. Albert Edelfelt is a rather good painter, too. The painting of Louis Pasteur won him the Legion of Honour in 1886 at the exhibition at the Paris Salon.
Louis Pasteur owned this picture and kept it in his dining room.
Articles in which this image appears
Pasteur's portrait by Edelfelt, Louis Pasteur, Germ theory of disease, History of biology, History of zoology (since 1859), Immunity (medical), Medicine, Microbiology, Microorganism, Vitalism, Yeast in winemaking, Albert Edelfelt, + more
FP category for this image
I guess Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings, own article
Creator
Albert Edelfelt

Promoted File:Albert Edelfelt - Louis Pasteur - 1885.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:00, 12 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalLa Schiavona (1510–12) by Titian; this is a portrait of an unknown lady probably from Dalmatia ('La Schiavona' translates as "Dalmatian woman"). The raised relief sculpture was a later thought by addition, and the original drapery he painted is now starting to show through the thinning paint.
Reason
Good scan of the great portrait
Articles in which this image appears
La Schiavona + 1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Titian

Promoted File:Titian - Portrait of a Lady ('La Schiavona') - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:14, 12 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalThe Elder Sister, a painting completed by French artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau in 1869. It shows a girl ("the elder sister") sitting on a rock and holding a sleeping baby ("the younger brother") on her lap, with a quiet rural landscape behind them; the artist's children served as models.
Reason
High quality scan of this painting; we could use some heartwarming scenes
Articles in which this image appears
The Elder Sister +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Promoted File:William Bouguereau - The Elder Sister - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:42, 12 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalA Winter Scene with Skaters near a Castle (1608–09) by Hendrick Avercamp; Avercamp—a deaf mute known as "de Stomme van Kampen" (the mute of Kampen)—was the first of the Dutch painters to specialise in snow scenes having been influenced in his subject by the Little Ice Age, particularly the cold winter of 1607–08. The National Gallery acquired it as a square painting in 1891; on cleaning in 1983, it was established that the corners were later additions by another painter. These additions were removed to leave Avercamp's original.
Reason
Excellent scan of a beautiful painting
Articles in which this image appears
A Winter Scene with Skaters near a Castle
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Hendrick Avercamp
PS: I find it impossible to make Swedes do anything they don't secretly want to do.
Sca (talk) 13:55, 3 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Hendrick Averkamp A Winter Scene with Skaters near a Castle.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:53, 13 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Brevet Major General George Armstrong Custer in field uniform, reflect his then brevet rank of Major General.
Reason
Here we have a famous/infamous man in United States History: George Armstrong Custer, Lt. Col, U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment. While his service with the 7th Cavalry Regiment is what cemented his place in history (to the misfortune of both him and his men I am sure), his military career is a noteworthy one spanning both the U.S. Civil War and the Indian Wars. This image of Custer, taken in April 1865, shows the cavalry commander adorned is his Union Officers Uniform, which reflects his then brevetted rank of Major General, which he held for most of the Civil War. TomStar81 (Talk) 11:59, 3 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Articles in which this image appears
Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia, George Armstrong Custer
FP category for this image
Coin toss. Best two candidates are Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/American Civil War and Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator
Unattributed

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:50, 13 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
Modern Rome and Ancient Rome (1757) by Giovanni Paolo Panini; painted as a pair of pendant paintings for the Count de Stainville. Ancient Rome shows many of the most significant architectural sites and sculptures from the time, while Modern Rome shows the arrangement of paintings originally commissioned by de Stainville, who was the ambassador to Rome from between 1753 and 1757. Both Panini and de Stainville appear in the paintings.
Articles in which this image appears
Modern Rome, Ancient Rome, Giovanni Paolo Panini, Pendant painting
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Giovanni Paolo Panini

Promoted File:Giovanni Paolo Panini – Ancient Rome.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:38, 13 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Giovanni Paolo Panini – Modern Rome.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:38, 13 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalPancuran Tujuh ("Seven Springs"), a sulfur hot spring in the Baturraden district of Banyumas Regency. Its waters are said to have healing powers.
Reason
Very high resolution, high quality image of the hot springs.
Articles in which this image appears
Pancuran Tujuh
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator
Chris Woodrich

Promoted File:Pancuran Tujuh, near Baturraden, Purwokerto 2015-03-23 03.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:55, 13 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – One Yen (1873) of the Japanese constitutional monarchy and the second issue of Yen banknotes. Engraved and printed by the Continental Bank Note Company of New York, later part of the American Bank Note Company.[nb 1]
Reason
High quality image, high EV. Rare in this (high) grade.
Articles in which these images appear
Japanese yen
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Continental Bank Note Company (later the American Bank Note Company), for the Constitutional monarchy of Japan.
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Image by Godot13.
Notes
  1. ^ For comparison purposes, this banknote (part of a series) was engraved and printed by the Continental Bank Note Company at roughly the same time.

Promoted File:JAPAN-10-Constitutional Monarchy-One Yen (1873).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:02, 14 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A female Potter bee (Anthidium florentinum) feeding on a Lantana camara.
Reason
A high quality depcition of a beautiful bee adding to the articles. The previous nomination (seven years ago, here) was not fair, in my opinion.
Articles in which this image appears
Anthidium, Anthidium florentinum
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Alvesgaspar (talk)

Promoted File:Anthidium February 2008-1.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:39, 14 April 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. First nom failed just because of some problems which are now fixed up.
Articles in which this image appears
Gorakhpur Junction railway station
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Benison.


Promoted File:Gorakhpur Junction railway station.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:19, 14 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Panoramic view of the Spanish village of Cardona, in Catalonia
Reason
Detailed and high quality depiction of the village of Cardona, adding to the article
Articles in which this image appears
Cardona, Spain
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator
Alvesgaspar (talk)
  • Oppose - In light of Crisco's comment. I just wish it was zoomed out more. That way, the EV would've been much more better. As of now, this picture does not have the quality effect the beautiful city of Cardona deserves. Étienne Dolet (talk) 03:54, 5 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:46, 14 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A male Eristalinus taeniops with its typical banded Holoptic eyes
Reason
An excellent depiction of a nice looking hoverfly, much adding to the article
Articles in which this image appears
Eristalinus taeniops
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Alvesgaspar (talk)

Promoted File:Eristalinus June 2014-1.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:51, 14 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalAn Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump is a 1768 oil-on-canvas painting by Joseph Wright of Derby. It shows a natural philosopher recreating one of Robert Boyle's air pump experiments, in which a bird is deprived of air, before a varied group of onlookers. The group exhibits a variety of reactions, but for most of the audience scientific curiosity overcomes concern for the bird. The picture has been owned by the National Gallery, London since 1863 and is still regarded as a masterpiece of British art.
Reason
High quality scan of this interesting painting, which has a great article to support it. Science can be so cruel...
Articles in which this image appears
An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump +10
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Joseph Wright of Derby

Promoted File:An Experiment on a Bird in an Air Pump by Joseph Wright of Derby, 1768.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:18, 15 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Obverse of 1908 Saint-Gaudens double eagle without motto
Reason
Good Quality
Articles in which this image appears
Saint-Gaudens double eagle Liberty Head double eagle
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Currency
Creator
Coin: Augustus Saint-Gaudens (as modified by Charles Barber)
Image by Lost Dutchman Rare Coins
Uploaded By:Crisco 1492
  • Fauzan, are you looking at full size or thumbnail? If thumbnail, that's unavoidable JPG artefacting, owing to how the Wikipedia algorithms downsample images when creating thumbnails. We should be judging images at full size, per the header at the top. (The cut out used the simple "circle crop" function of GIMP; there should be absolutely no leftovers).23:40, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
  • I was looking at full size. Though I am no expert, it was just an observation. It seems that the crop was done by repeatedly removing rectangles from the periphery. You can easily observe it by opening the image in paint and filling the background with black color. --Fauzan✆ talk✉ mail 01:24, 6 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support -Jobas (talk) 01:14, 9 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Well, I'm not an expert on images, so I'll leave supporting and opposing to the people who are. I will say that I don't think this image quite reaches the same level as the Saint-Gaudens double eagle that is already an FP (File:Specimen1Obv.jpg). From what I know about photography, which is very little, I would say that this one is slightly out of focus at the top, and there also appears to be a haze about the coin which mutes the color.-RHM22 (talk) 16:21, 9 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:19, 15 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
Excellent scan of a superb picture
Articles in which this image appears
The Adoration of the Kings (Bruegel) + 1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Promoted File:Anbetung der Könige (Bruegel, 1564) – cropped.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:24, 15 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Old Zeiss pocket stereoscope with original test image. By looking trough the instrument's to the test image one can perceive it in three dimensions.
Reason
Highly encyclopaedic and good quality depiction of an unusual instrument, which has been illustrating various articles (here and in other wikis) for a long time. It was nominated in May 2013 and failed for half a vote: here
Articles in which this image appears
Stereoscope, Stereoscopy, Carl Zeiss AG
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Others
Creator
Alvesgaspar (talk)
  • Yes but somehow mitigated by the age of the photo (and of the camera) and by the closeness to the minimum length of 1500. In fact the total numer of pixels is larger than 1500 X 1500. Alvesgaspar (talk) 19:43, 5 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:12, 15 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – CCSI Airport Visiting Lobby overlooking Departure hall of Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport
Reason
A super quality picture with a good EV
Articles in which this image appears
Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
Benison

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:31, 15 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalLarabanga Mosque, Ghana
Reason
Very slightly undersized, but also rather unrepresented, which I think makes up for it. Sudanese architecture is gorgeous and relatively unique.
Articles in which this image appears
Larabanga Mosque, Sudano-Sahelian architecture, Ghana's material cultural heritage
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Sathyan Velumani

Promoted File:Larabanga Mosque Ghana.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:54, 15 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Miners Hospital Park City Utah
Reason
1904 The Miners Hospital was built for $5,000 raised by Park City locals and the Western Federation of Miners. Six thousand miners are treated for “Miner’s Con”, or silicosis, in the first year. Nice photo of historic location
Articles in which this image appears
Park City, Utah
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
--talk→ WPPilot  18:44, 5 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:47, 15 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Hollister Municipal Airport
Reason
Perfect photo of this former military base located in Hollister California. This is one of the airports that I flew out of as a student pilot, 25 years ago.
Articles in which this image appears
Hollister Municipal Airport - Hollister, California - San Benito County, California
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
--talk→ WPPilot  18:56, 5 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Reply - I lived here a long long time ago and remember the flowers as being one of the crops that fed the cattle in the area, but I really have no idea. I will reach out to a friend. talk→ WPPilot  04:00, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • (Delayed) – It's a general aviation field, not a scheduled airline stop; thus the subject would seem to me to have have little importance transportation-wise. OK, pic has EV for the article, which however won't be read by many. But whatever. Sca (talk) 13:09, 10 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak Support I dissagree Sca - not sure what definition of EV you have, but to me this shows perfectly the layout, number of runways, proximity to other urban areas (in this case mostly agricultural), even (just about given the lack of focus) the types of planes that use it, based on the planes on the apron in front of the main hangars... There's even a single prop plane taking off towards the end of the runway... What else could you want from EV?! EV and importance are not the same... As for my weak support, I love it, but the clarity just isn't there sorry - whether this be due to motion blur, engine resonance of the mode of transport being used, or just not quite good enough camera/settings... Shame, but I find the EV high enough to just about support... gazhiley 13:05, 10 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I must be visually impaired – I don't see the plane, even at full res.
    Oh! There it is, heading leftward – but even at full res it's just tiny. Sca (talk) 13:20, 10 April 2015 (UTC)
    [reply]
  • yeah it's very tiny! I love plane spotting in these sorts of pictures (No I don't hang around at airports it's just in these sort of pictures!) so always look closely... Google Earth is fun for that sort of activity too... gazhiley 10:44, 13 April 2015 (UTC) [reply]
  • Thank you all for the comments. I have been working in a different plane then I normally fly, it is a pressurized Pilatus PC-12 that, due to the pressurization requirements has super thick windows in the cockpit. Often these windshields turn into yet another lens, and have a light amount of tinting built in, arrgggg. I am trying to deal with it but using my Nikon looks to be mandatory and the little Leica I have done this last set with is struggling. I have a flight tomorrow and plan to use my Nikon and some big glass but this is a ever evolving process, and I do thank all of you for your comments as it does serve to improve my work. @Gazhiley:, thank you for the support.. talk→ WPPilot  06:25, 11 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
The Pilatus PC-12 I am currently flying doing high altitude photography
  • BTW, as you can see here, the windshield is tinted (green) in the cockpit to protect the pilots from UV light on high altitude operations. It has become tough to overcome this and I am open to any suggestions, I am considering a new plane in the near future [2], that would address any quality concerns. The current nomination photo was taken from around 12,000 feet of altitude inbound to San Jose. talk→ WPPilot  06:37, 11 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Hollister Municipal Airport photo D Ramey Logan.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:57, 15 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Snowbird Upper Middle and Lower Cirque
Skiing at Snowbird Utah photo Alt..
Reason
Wonderful photo of famous ski resorts top peak you can see three skier's on the way down one of the toughest runs on the resort.
Articles in which this image appears
Snowbird, Utah
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
--talk→ WPPilot  20:10, 5 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:16, 15 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Madonna of Loreto is a painting finished around 1508-1509 by the Italian High Renaissance painter Raphael. It is housed in the Musée Condé of Chantilly, France. It has been widely copied throughout the centuries. It shows the Christ Child playing with the Madonna's veil, while a melancholic St. Joseph looks on.
Reason
High quality scan of a notable artwork.
Articles in which this image appears
Madonna of Loreto (Raphael) +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Raphael

Promoted File:Raphaël - La Madone de Lorette - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:36, 15 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Two panels of earthenware tiles painted with polychrome glazes over a white glaze. (19th)C _ Iran
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Ceramic glaze, Earthenware, Qajar art, Pottery and Tile
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator
Owji

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:20, 16 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – interior of caponier at Fort de Bois l'Abbé
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Fort de Bois l'Abbé, Caponier, Barrel vault
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
ComputerHotline

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:31, 16 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalPampus is an artificial island and late 19th Century sea fort located in the IJmeer near Amsterdam. It now belongs to the municipality of Muiden and is open to visitors.
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Pampus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Johan Bakker

Promoted File:526452-Fort Pampus.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:47, 16 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – View of the 1848 Fête de la Concorde in Champ de Mars by Pierre-Victor Galland
Reason
EV + HQ
Articles in which this image appears
Fête de la Concorde, Champ de Mars, Pierre-Victor Galland
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator
Pierre-Victor Galland

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:48, 16 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Portrait of Auguste de Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg by G.Dury
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Auguste de Beauharnais
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator
G.Dury

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:49, 16 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Gabrielle Cot, daughter of Pierre Auguste Cot by William-Adolphe Bouguereau - 1890
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Gabrielle Cot, William-Adolphe Bouguereau (recently added), Pierre Auguste Cot
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
  • Is three FPs (two of which have articles) not enough to say "We can show his style pretty well". If the painting had its own article, or Cot's daughter had her own article, I'd change my mind... but if the only EV is "Bouguereau's style!", then we've got that covered. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:07, 9 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:William-Adolphe Bouguereau - Gabrielle Cot - Sotheby's.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:50, 16 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Dutch men-o'-war and other shipping in a calm. c. 1665 by Willem van de Velde the Younger
Reason
EV + HQ
Articles in which this image appears
Willem van de Velde the Younger
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Willem van de Velde the Younger
Note: Dutch title is Hollandse schepen op een kalme zee – "Dutch ships on a calm sea." Suggest adding word "sea" to title, changing "in" to "on."
Sca (talk) 13:00, 6 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Willem van de Velde II - Dutch men-o'-war and other shipping in a calm.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:51, 16 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalMir Castle Complex in Belarus
Reason
EV + HQ
Articles in which this image appears
Mir Castle Complex
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Вадзім Новикаў
  • I didn't even know images went through a similar process on Commons. Must all images that are now on Commons be promoted as featured pictures? Also, if they are approved for featured picture status on Commons, why do they have to be approved on WP? - CorinneSD (talk) 01:23, 9 April 2015 (UTC) [reply]
  • No CorinneSD, two very different processes. Quite often those that pass on Commons end up here, but the criteria is different, so not all pass... But it's a good place to look as they tend to go there first, so a lot of discussion has taken place... But they do need to be approved here seperatly due to the different purposes of each "forum"... Does that help? gazhiley 12:26, 10 April 2015 (UTC) [reply]
  • Or come here first, then go there. In terms of technical demands, Commons is sometimes the more challenging, but what gets a lot of supports on Commons may not get any support here if it's not used well. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:07, 10 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thank you both for your comments and explanations. If I understand correctly, how the image is used in articles in WP, that is, how they contribute to our understanding of a subject – encyclopedic value – is very important here, and more important than on Commons. CorinneSD (talk) 15:03, 10 April 2015 (UTC) [reply]
  • Tis my understanding yes... Commons seems to be more about the technical quality than anything else, whereas FP is more about whether or not there is a place for it in an Encyclopedia, and if it is the highest standard picture we can get of that subject... gazhiley 15:58, 13 April 2015 (UTC) [reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:52, 16 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalSaint Gaudioso (1524) by Girolamo Romanino; This is a painting of Saint Gaudiosus of Brescia[1][2], who was a bishop in Brescia, Italy. This painting is part of the high altarpiece of one of the churches in Brescia.
Reason
Great scan of excellent picture
Articles in which this image appears
Gaudentius of Brescia, Romanino
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Religious figures
Creator
Girolamo Romanino
  • The history of Western portrait art can be pretty much summed up by Blackadder, "painted to a romantic ideal rather than the true depiction of the idiosyncratic facial qualities of the person in question", so we could question many of the portraits that end up featured. Everything with Christ in, for example... – SchroCat (talk) 22:50, 6 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think you have missed my point. This image is not being used as a reproduction of a painting or an example of a particular style of artwork (as any FP featuring Christ will be) but as an illustration of Gaudiosus. Were this image being used to illustrate an article about Renaissance views of historical bishops, or as an example of a painter's work/style, or in an article about the painting itself we would not be having this conversation. As it is, the image is being used apparently simply as a likeness for the subject, and, for that, it is ill-suited. Josh Milburn (talk) 23:17, 6 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment But nobody knows how Hamlet, Ophelia, Jesus, Nicodemus, Augustinus, St. Peter, or even Robin Hood looked - and still they are depicted. This guy is from the 5th century... It is impossible to ask for a real likeness. I really can't notice any point in this opposition. The art of depiction in the 5th century - was not in such state that it would have been any good for depicting any real likeness. Hafspajen (talk) 01:19, 7 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Other guys from that period were: Augustine of Hippo - nobody has the faintest idea how he looked, really. Hypatia - same there, and all the rest from that period, Saint Patrick, Pelagius, Attila the Hun ... we just don't KNOW how they looked. And still we depict them... And use them in articles. Hafspajen (talk) 01:34, 7 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Also. Even if even if Romanino's article (Girolamo Romani (c. 1485 – c. 1566) - currently is badly illustrated, he is a rather well known Italian High Renaissance painter - and he is good. The above reasoning could have possibly occurred if somebody asked for featuring a Bible-card or random Bible illustration, but Romanino, who is an artist of his own right. You don't get the Interpol to go find a stolen painting if it is not an important artist's painting. Hafspajen (talk) 01:54, 7 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm slightly mystified by this response. No, we don't know what Hamlet looked like, and no, I wouldn't support promoting a painting of him presented as a likeness, either. And yes, we do use "likenesses" in these articles (though it's an open question as to whether we should- I think I recall Ealdgyth getting annoyed about this at one point) but "we use type x pictures in articles" is very different from "we should be promoting type x pictures to FP status". I remain unconvinced about the EV of this image. Josh Milburn (talk) 17:20, 7 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yes, I get annoyed when folks use non-contemporary images for medieval (or earlier) subjects - especially (as in this case) when it's not made clear that it is not at all contemporary. There is no caption in the biography article - which is misleading the readers. Quite honestly, it should be removed from that article - as it's not at all useful. We'd be better off running a cartoon image ... that way readers wouldn't assume that the depiction is accurate, which they probably do now given there is no disclaimer. I see it was added just on 7 April 2015. I was tempted to remove it, but instead put in a caption. Ealdgyth - Talk 17:29, 7 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • And I am not with you two here. The painting is in the church, on the high altar, where he was a bishop, in the very church, where he is buried in Brescia. He was an Italan bishop. It is also an artwork of a well know artist.Hafspajen (talk) 12:45, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • You're not getting the point ... it's not about whether or not it is supposed to depict the subject of the article. It is that it was placed in the article with no caption pointing out that it is not at all likeness of the individual. Without that context, it's misleading. And it's just a pretty decoration without any real accuracy - the vestments depicted would not be correct for the actual period that the person was bishop. Historical writing has gotten away from using non-contemporary depictions for medieval and ancient subjects because it gives the wrong impression. The work was painted 1000 years AFTER the bishop lived. There is no way it can be considered historically accurate and not making that clear to the readers is being misleading. Ealdgyth - Talk 12:53, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Sorry, but You're not getting the point ... This is not photography, but art history. Are you familiar with art, art history and such? Nobody would ever start considering an artwork like this historically accurate. Nobody ever said it was either. Hafspajen (talk) 12:59, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm not objecting to it's use in the article on the painter or in an article on the town or church. But using it on the article about the bishop turns it into history, not art history. It really does not belong in the bishop's article, but at the very least it should have a good caption that explains that it's not contemporary. When this FPC was started ... the bishop's article did not have that. I'm hoping that all future such uses will have the proper context given - that's my point. Or better yet, don't place a non-contemporary image into a medieval or ancient history biography article just for decorative purposes. Ealdgyth - Talk 13:16, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think it can very well illustrate the article, as you did, adding: 16th century depiction. Hafspajen (talk) 13:55, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Also there is a wast amount of artwork on different themes that is part of our cultural human heritage, and it only shows that the theme they are illustrating is interesting, is a living, actual theme - that preoccupies people and they are still keep on depicting it, adding additional information and things that comes from them, from their time. It is certainly not a reason to oppose a nomination. Hafspajen (talk) 14:02, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • One can't really judge artwork like this, if they are depicting enough likeness or not. How about Picasso, Mondrian, Matisse? Those artist's works bear with almost no likeness with depicted persons or even objects. One have to be careful about what criteria is risen. Art is not really about photographic likeness at all. Hafspajen (talk) 10:22, 9 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Hafspajen, I think that's a little patronising. I agree fully with Ealdgyth. The picture is in use in a biography, not an article about art history. I am not going to judge it for its contribution to art history, but nor am I going to judge it as a photograph. I'm going to judge its effectiveness as a portrait of a real person. How are you judging it? Because, as far as I can see, it doesn't have much to do with how it's actually used, and that's what we're meant to be judging. Also (and I'm disengaging after this- if you still don't get it, I give up), "Nobody would ever start considering an artwork like this historically accurate. Nobody ever said it was either." I disagree. A lot of people are going to assume at a glance that this is historically accurate, and when it's placed in the lead in the way that it was (and, arguably, the way it now is), it is presented as historically accurate. Josh Milburn (talk) 14:33, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:25, 16 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalYacine Brahimi (right) in a May 2014 friendly, attacking against Taron Voskanyan of Armenia
Reason
High quality sports picture; a nice action shot.
Articles in which this image appears
Yacine Brahimi
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator
Clément Bucco-Lechat
Crisco 1492, but this photograph has a chance of going on the main page. What happens then? Étienne Dolet (talk) 05:05, 10 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Also, images are not supposed to be judged based on their encyclopedic value on the main page, but in the articles in which they are used. See WP:FP? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:31, 10 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
WP:FP? makes it clear: Its main subject is in focus, it has good composition and has no highly distracting or obstructing elements. I happen to find Taron Voskanyan the distracting element in this photograph. Étienne Dolet (talk) 18:06, 10 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Algérie - Arménie - 20140531 - Yacine Brahimi (Alg) face à Taron Voskanyan (Arm).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:46, 16 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalEvert Collier's painting Vanitas, candlestick, musical instruments, Dutch books, a writing set, an astrological and a terrestrial globe, all on a draped table
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Evert Collier
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Evert Collier
done_Alborzagros (talk) 07:40, 7 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:29, 17 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalBattle of Scheveningen by Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten - between 1653 and 1666
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten + Battle of Scheveningen (RECENTLY ADDED)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/War
Creator
Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten
Done-Alborzagros (talk) 07:58, 7 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Battle of Scheveningen (Slag bij Ter Heijde)(Jan Abrahamsz. Beerstraten).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:30, 17 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Safdarjung's Tomb
Reason
High quality isometric picture
Articles in which this image appears
Tomb of Safdarjung
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Anthropoligist
I agree. The extreme perspective spoils it for me. 109.153.245.106 (talk) 20:45, 7 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, this viewpoint, combined with the structure's size, seems to exaggerate the perspective recession. Sca (talk) 21:57, 7 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – An Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) at the Colchester Zoo, England; this cat is critically endangered, with only about 70 animals left in the wild.
Reason
High resolution, good quality picture with high EV of an Amur leopard showing the entire body; being critically endangered, captive pictures are often the best available.
Articles in which this image appears
Amur leopard
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
William Warby
  • Hi Bruce1ee, I like the set but that background of this particular image I find too distracting at full res, even if it's not manipulated. Some of those other images might be good Commons FPCs. --Pine 06:50, 15 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted -- — Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:29, 17 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Perseus is flying above on his winged horse Pegasus, shooting his arrow, towards the sea monster. Andromeda's twisted body is depicted against the dark masses of the monster's body. The white body of Andromeda is stressed in her pure and untouched innocence, an unfair sacrifice for a divine punishment that was not directed towards her, but her mother.
Reason
Good scan, own article. EV + dramatic, masterful depiction by a good artist. Andromeda's stupid, arrogant and evil mother was showing off and claiming she was more beautiful than the sea nymphs. Their father, the God of sea, has decided to send a sea monster to haunt her kingdom as a divine punishment for her pomposity. The Queen and King then decided to sacrifice their daughter - instead of saying sorry, I was an idiot. Andromeda was tied by the sea at the rocks, in chains, to be murdered by the monster.
Articles in which this image appears
Perseus and Andromeda (Leighton) - Andromeda (mythology), Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton, Walker Art Gallery
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Lord Frederic Leighton

Promoted File:Frederic, Lord Leighton - Perseus and Andromeda - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:10, 17 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Justice H. L. Dattu, Chief Justice of India
Reason
One of the good photograph available out of very few. Quality and the framing is good. A bit noisy but still I feel its meeting Wiki FP criteria. Moreover, it is very difficult to get the Judge's photos since they are very limited to public functions. Apart from all these, Judicial Head of the Country will have tight security, therefore it will be noway possible to take a close up shot like this unless the photographer is representing a media or an official shoot. I think, the reasoning will be considered while voting.
Articles in which this image appears
H. L. Dattu, Chief Justice of India
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People
Creator
Prathyush Thomas

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:54, 17 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – An overview of the Baturraden tourist resort, on the slopes of Mount Slamet in Banyumas Regency.
Reason
High quality image, very attractive and encyclopedic
Articles in which this image appears
Baturraden
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Chris Woodrich

Promoted File:Baturraden overview from ridge, Purwokerto, 2015-03-23.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:47, 18 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – View from Glacier Point looking towards Half Dome. left to right: Tenaya Canyon, Half Dome, Liberty Cap, Little Yosemite Valley, Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall.
Reason
EV + HQ
Articles in which this image appears
Yosemite National Park and Glacier Point
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator
Ðiliff

Promoted File:Glacier Point at Sunset, Yosemite NP, CA, US - Diliff.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:48, 18 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Herjangsfjord in the foreground and Ofotfjord in the background, pictured from the north side.
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Ofotfjord and Herjangsfjord
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator
Ximonic

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OriginalCitrus swallowtail caterpillar (Papilio demodocus) at Stratford Butterfly Farm
Reason
EV + HQ
Articles in which this image appears
Papilio demodocus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
William Warby

Promoted File:Papilio demodocus larva Stratford Butterfly Farm (1).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:03, 18 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Park was one of the first explorers of Central Africa, and was one of the first explorers mentioned in Reisen in Central-Afrika – von Mungo Park bis auf Dr. Barth u. Dr. Vogel (1859) (Travels in Central-Africa – from Mungo Park to Dr. Barth and Dr. Vogel)
Reason
EV + HQ
Articles in which this image appears
Mungo Park (explorer)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Literary illustrations
Creator
N/A
  • Comment-Category, creator?--Godot13 (talk) 00:35, 10 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Who's the actual author? If it's by Mungo Park himself, that ups the EV a lot more than if it's a simple text that includes him (and may not be illustrating him on the cover). Bit on the small side, but, given it seems to capture the detail well, I can overlook that. Frankly, I think it'd have far higher encyclopedic value (EV) if we had any information about the book: At the moment, the claim to EV is that it mentions Mungo Park in the text on the cover - not a very high claim, when we don't know much about the significance of the book. Adam Cuerden (talk) 15:27, 15 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:52, 18 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalThe Trinity and Mystic Pietà (1512) by Hans Baldung. While God supporting his crucified son was a relatively popular artistic subject in the late 14th and early 15th centuries, it's fairly rare outside that time, and this is a good example of it; the Holy Spirit, in his traditional guise of a dove, completes the holy trinity of the title. The presence of the grieving Virgin Mary (along with St. John) provide the pietà part of the name. The little people at the foot of the painting are the likely commissioners of the piece – member of the Bettschold and Rothschild families, given the coats of arms present in the lower corners. The National Gallery, who hold the piece, highlight the fact that Baldung stresses "the human emotions of the mourners, and presenting even God the Father simply as a grieving parent."
Reason
Excellent scan of a superb painting
Articles in which this image appears
The Trinity and Mystic Pietà, Hans Baldung
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Hans Baldung

Promoted File:Hans Baldung Grien - The Trinity and Mystic Pietà - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:55, 18 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – NH 28 passing near Basti, Uttar Pradesh, India
Reason
A quality image with a good EV
Articles in which this image appears
NH 28
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
Benison
 Done Fixed lighting and shades. With EV, I can't see why you said so? Its used in the article and demonstrate the article clearly. -The Herald the joy of the LORDmy strength 10:26, 18 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted ---The Herald the joy of the LORDmy strength 16:17, 18 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalThe Entombment, a 1559 painting by Titian, commissioned by Philip II of Spain. It's now in the Prado.
Reason
Tizian mature style characterized by the use of broad brushwork and brilliant colours.
Articles in which this image appears
The Entombment (Titian, 1559) +3
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Titian

Promoted File:Entierro de Cristo (Tiziano).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:12, 19 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalJacques-Louis David Self Portrait
Reason
EV + HQ
Articles in which this image appears
Self-portrait (David), Jacques-Louis David, +3 other
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Jacques-Louis David

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:11, 19 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalSupper at Emmaus (1601) by Caravaggio is an unusual treatment of the moment Christ breaks bread and reveals his identity after crucifixion. He is, against tradition, beardless, and Caravaggio placed great emphasis on the still life on the table. For all that, the focus is very much on Christ, and the outstretched arm of the shell-wearing pilgrim Cleopas, and the open space at the table draw the viewer into the canvas to become part of the tableau, while all eyes, and all the movement of the lines created by arms and shadows all focus the attention on Christ.
Reason
Excellent scan of superb painting
Articles in which this image appears
Supper at Emmaus (Caravaggio), London + 1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Caravaggio

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:12, 19 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalJulia Dujmovits at the Tag des Sports (Day of Sports) 2013 on Heldenplatz in Vienna, Austria
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Julia Dujmovits
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator
Manfred Werner

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 09:18, 19 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
High quality image; useful in the article; mathematics is sadly underrepresented.
Articles in which this image appears
Yitang Zhang
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
Aynsley Floyd for the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Do. Sca (talk) 12:39, 10 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
TNX. Sca (talk)

Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:53, 19 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Reason
Never nominated a head of state before, but the quality of this photograph is exceptional.
Articles in which this image appears
Serzh Sargsyan
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/People/Political
Creator
517design
  • Comment - I am not judging the quality of the picture, but EV is indeed there, lead picture of the article of the president of a country ? President of Armenia, read it. Should really be enough EV. I know about Sca protesting as soon as he notices a political photo, but hey, in 100 years people might want to know about them ... I really don't think it is a criteria. 10:59, 11 April 2015 (UTC) Hafspajen (talk)
  • In regards to EV, this is a generic formal portrait of a middle-aged man wearing a suit. The only thing differentiating it from a portrait of any kind of professional is that part of the flag of Armenia is partly visible in the background, but even then it's not distinct. There's nothing that implies that the subject of the photo holds an important position, or is a successful politician. Nick-D (talk) 00:14, 12 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'd say a flag is a big indicator. Besides, under that logic, we'd have to delist these: File:Salman Khurshid portrait.jpg, File:Mark Rutte-6.jpg. Étienne Dolet (talk) 07:56, 13 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Sorry Nick-D I really don't follow your logic... It is a photo of a notable person because he is a notable person... That is enough implication that it is of a notable person... We could never pass a picture of anyone if we had to somehow have evidence in the picture of who they are... Do stand up commedians now need people in their pictures of people laughing, with a speech bubble coming out of their mouth? Do racing drivers now need to have their picture taken ONLY in their race car? Do Scientists now have to have their picture taken only in laboratories mid-experiment? Vets have to be mid-laceration of a pet otherwise we don't believe that they're a vet? No, therefore to somehow prove in the picture that this is the president of the country is uneccessary if it is stated that it is the president and that he actually is the president... It is certainly NOT a generic picture as it contains the President of Armenia - I'd say that is fairly un-generic...... gazhiley 14:00, 13 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:28, 20 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Antonello da Messina was one of Sicily's best known painters - but his works shows strong influences from Early Netherlandishs painting. Why nobody knows. The love of exquisite details is anyway, there. The pomegranate is symbolizing the Passion of Christ
Reason
Unusual Madonna by the Italian Renaissance master Antonello da Messina. The name derives from the collector George Salting, the donor who gave the painting to the National Gallery, London, in 1910. The golden crown above her head with the two angels; one wearing a red robe, the other one a green robe, with the funny wings is indicating a depiction of her as the Queen of Heaven.
Articles in which this image appears
Salting Madonna (Antonello da Messina)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Antonello da Messina

Promoted File:Antonello da messina, madonna salting.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:03, 20 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A painting by Dirck Jacobsz showing Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen painting a portrait of his wife. Van Oostsanen was a Northern Netherlandish designer of woodcuts and painter. He was one of the first important artists working in Amsterdam, at a time when it was a flourishing provincial town.
Reason
High quality image and interesting composition
Articles in which this image appears
Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Dirck Jacobsz
  • Support I agree with Hafspajen. This painting is even more intriguing because of what Hafs said. It sort of reminds me of another painting. Same sort of concept. There is a little girl sat down in front of a big television, She is watching a scary horror movie, but she watches the movie not by looking at the television screen. She has a good sized hand mirror. She only watches the movie as it appears in the mirror. She figures the monsters cannot travel into the mirror and then get to her. It is a very multi-dimensional theme much like this painting. Cheers! WordSeventeen (talk) 02:34, 11 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Vivid personal images coming to us across five centuries. Sca (talk) 14:08, 11 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - SchroCat (talk) 15:19, 11 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Dirck Jacobsz - Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen Painting a Portrait of His Wife - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:53, 20 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalRamaria gracilis, pictured in Germany
Reason
Strong picture of a fairly obscure species. We didn't have an article before today, though, interestingly, there were articles on four other Wikipedias.
Articles in which this image appears
Ramaria gracilis
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Fungi
Creator
H. Krisp

Promoted File:Zierliche Koralle Ramaria gracilis.JPG --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:24, 21 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A panoramic view of the Indus River/Valley near Leh, Ladakh, India
Alt – Brightened right side, dimmed left side
Reason
A great and encyclopedic image. Beautiful
Articles in which this image appears
Indus River +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Panorama
Creator
KennyOMG

Promoted File:Indus Valley near Leh - alternate.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:38, 21 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Runway 20L John Wayne Airport
Reason
This runway was know as 19L for almost 20 years. The polar shift caused the FAA to renumber it to align the runway in late 2014 to 20L. This is the shorter of two runways next to each other that caters to smaller private and charter aircraft
Articles in which this image appears
John Wayne Airport
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator
WPPilot
  • Please note Mattximus the nom isn't for the airport, it's specifically just for the runway... Although I really appreciate the effort and limitations caused by this type of photography, I also sadly cannot support due to the level of blur... Just too much detail lost... Cool picture though, excellent attempt... Oppose sorry... gazhiley 13:49, 13 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:58, 22 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – 50 Øre (1874), first year of issue for the Greenlandic krone. The uniface note (valued at half a krone) was issued in Denmark for use in Greenland. The note depicts the royal monogram of Christian IX of Denmark on the left and a small crowned polar bear on the right. More recent issues (just shy of being free of copyright) depict a larger polar bear.
Reason
High quality image of the first issue of Greenlandic krone (1874), scarce image, high EV.
Articles in which these images appear
Greenlandic krone
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Kingdom of Denmark for use in Greenland.
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Image by Godot13.
Mattximus- It is only printed on one side (as noted in the description).--Godot13 (talk) 22:56, 12 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
OOps missed that, Support Mattximus (talk) 00:08, 13 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:GRE-A37-Greenland-50 Øre (1874).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:47, 22 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Arsen Avakov, the 11th Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
Reason
An important figure in today's Ukrainian government. The EV is good, especially considering that the Ukrainian conflict is still ongoing.
Articles in which this image appears
Arsen Avakov, Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Виктор Г. Алексеев
  • That should be argued case by case (as we are now). My thinking is that the PoD/FP should be different from the "Hot News". Ukraine is as as hot as you can get right now. Why go there? It will come off as an endorsement and just invoke backlash the Admins will have to deal with. Are the FPs intentionally political? No. Should the incidental politics be considered? Oh my, yes. Nice photo. Good looking smart guy. I support Ukraine. But just no. HullIntegritytalk / 17:51, 17 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Apologies. I do not understand your point, and I presume you are not accusing anyone here of breaking not censored for expressing opinions about the possible political inclinations of certain photos. But I do wonder, how is discussion and the process of reaching consensus, automatically "censuring"? My personal (non admin) opinion is that having this photo, or one of Putin for that matter, on the main page (just now) is inherently, and unnecessarily, argumentative. I, as an editor, get one vote/recommendation and "Oppose" is how I am recommending, and the reasons for the recommendation have been fully explained, or at least I believe so. HullIntegritytalk / 18:42, 17 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Follow-up Comment - Will Hillary Clinton (or any other political candidate) appear on the Main Page before elections? If so, then I am dead wrong about this and will recant. HullIntegritytalk / 19:03, 17 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • According a picture FP status and putting it on the main page are two different things. One does not necessarily entail the other. Consideration of the sensitivity of pictures presumably takes place at the time they are selected for the main page. 86.188.80.40 (talk) 19:25, 17 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • HullIntegrity, the IP has a point here as well. But Wikipedia has specific policies in regards to this. One of them being WP:NOTCENSORED, which makes it clear that we shouldn't edit or disapprove of anything on Wikipedia because it'll harm someone's beliefs. But, in all honesty, you may be right about the main page. After reading this: Wikipedia:NOTCENSORED and the Main Page, I think content that is deemed offensive should be excluded from the main page. But again, this doesn't mean that this photograph has to be on the main page, neither does it mean that a simple photograph such as this should offend anyone. But then again, I'm just a neutral observer. Étienne Dolet (talk) 23:49, 17 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:16, 23 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalYoung Man with a Skull (1626) by Frans Hals; previously considered to be Hamlet holding the skull of Yorick, this is now thought to be a vanitas, a study on the transience of life and the certainty of death. Vanitas was a popular topic with Dutch artists, and the tradition of portraying skulls being held by young boys dates back to the early 16th century.
Reason
Excellent scan of superb picture
Articles in which this image appears
Young Man with a Skull + 7
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Frans Hals

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:21, 23 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalThe Plum, an oil-on-canvas painting by Édouard Manet which has a young, working-class woman sitting at a table, ready to consume a plum soaked in brandy.
Reason
After the way my internet's been acting, I need a drink. Also, it's a very nice scan of a notable painting.
Articles in which this image appears
The Plum +4
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Édouard Manet

Promoted File:Edouard Manet - The Plum - National Gallery of Art.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:19, 23 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Agfa Optima 1a (1962), one of the first fully automatic 35mm film cameras
Reason
High quality image of a notable camera; illustrates the article perfectly.
Articles in which this image appears
Agfa Optima 1a
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Photographic techniques, terms, and equipment
Creator
Uwe Aranas

Promoted File:Agfa-Optima-1A-01.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:00, 24 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Wood engraving Crucifixion of Jesus 1866 by Gustave Doré.
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Crucifixion of Jesus + Wood engraving
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator
Gustave Doré

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File:Bahá'u'lláh Portrait.jpg
Eldest son of Bahá'u'lláh, 'Abdu'l-Baha Abbás Effendí title, Born: Persian date: 2. Khordad 1223 (23. may 1844) in Tehran, After 77 years of living on Persian date: 7. Azar 1307 (28 November 1928) in the city of Palestine Haifa, died.
Reason
High quality, high EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Bahá'í Faith,`Abdu'l-Bahá
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/People/Religious_figures
Creator
unknown

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:37, 24 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – La Belle Otero, by Jean Reutlinger
Original – La Belle Otero, by Jean Reutlinger
Reason
Spanish-born dancer, actress and courtesan, "the most sought after woman in all of Europe" in her time. High resolution image with restoration
Articles in which this image appears
La Belle Otero
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Jean Reutlinger, restored and uploaded by Yann

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:33, 24 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Queensboro Bridge crosses the East River and Roosevelt Island in New York City.
Reason
The original file, at 5,444,352 pixels, is very high resolution. There is no significant contrast in this photo, and no image noise that I can see. It shows its subject, the Queensboro Bridge, in nearly its entire length (it's impossible to show it fully from this angle, though, because the bridge extends inland on both sides and is sandwiched between skyscrapers). It's also a FP on two other wikis.
Articles in which this image appears
Queensboro Bridge, List of Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology
Creator
User:Simsala111

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:05, 24 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]


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OriginalAfter the Bath, Woman drying herself, a pastel drawing by Edgar Degas, made about 1890–95. Depicting a woman sitting on white towels spread over a wicker chair, with her back to the viewer, it is held in the National Gallery in London.
Reason
High quality scan of a notable and interesting painting. Important for any of us who've thought of washing our hands of this place.
Articles in which this image appears
After the Bath, Woman drying herself +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Edgar Degas

Promoted File:After the Bath, Woman drying herself - Edgar Degas - National Gallery.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:32, 24 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]




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Original – A U.S. Navy patrol boat in waters near Kuwait Naval Base in 2009
Reason
Striking illustration of a patrol boat moving at high speed. The photo is already featured on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Patrol boat, United States Navy
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Water
Creator
Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth G. Takada

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:47, 25 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalCybele Palace, originally the headquarters of the postal service in Madrid. It was home to the Postal and Telegraphic Museum until 2007 when the building became the Madrid City Hall. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1993. In the foreground is the Cibeles Fountain, which was named after the goddess Cybele and designed by Ventura Rodríguez between 1777 and 1782. Both are located in the Plaza de Cibeles.
Reason
High technical quality, good view of an important part of Spanish architecture
Articles in which this image appears
Cybele Palace, Plaza de Cibeles +3
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Carlos Delgado

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 00:23, 26 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Metropolitan Museum of Art's copy of Portrait of Alfonso I d'Este. Although the original is lost, several copies are known to exist, including this one in the Met. The subject, Alfonso I d'Este, was Duke of Ferrara during the time of the War of the League of Cambrai.
Reason
With the original painting lost, this copy has the greatest possible EV in the article Portrait of Alfonso I d'Este, and good EV in the article on the subject
Articles in which this image appears
Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Portrait of Alfonso I d'Este, +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Titian

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:01, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original Newport Harbor Sunset
Reason
Dramatic photo of a colorful sunset in Newport Beach, California
Articles in which this image appears
Newport Beach
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
WPPilot

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:31, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Pilatus PC 12 next to a pair of CHALLENGER 600 Jets
Reason
Pilatus PC 12 is a Turbo Prop commuter plane that is designed to provide affordable commuter transportation to charter clients. Here it is shown next to 2 Challenger 600 jets to show is size in comparison to the larger charter Jets.
Articles in which this image appears
Pilatus PC 12
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Air
Creator
WPPilot

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:34, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – A Southern US chain gang circa 1903. This system of punishment had a group of prisoners chained together to perform menial or physically challenging work, including repairing buildings, building roads, or clearing land. The system was phased out in the United States in the 1950s.
Reason
High quality scan of an illustrative historical image. I'm surprised we don't have any FPs of chain gangs.
Articles in which this image appears
Chain gang
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Others
Creator
Detroit Publishing Co; restored by Scewing

Promoted File:A Southern chain gang c1903-restore.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:21, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalEmma Hamilton as a young woman c. 1782, by George Romney
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Emma, Lady Hamilton
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
George Romney

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:49, 28 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Cosy Corner by Carl Larsson - 1893
Reason
EV + HQ
Articles in which this image appears
Carl Larsson
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Carl Larsson

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:13, 28 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – The Great Wall of China at Jinshanling, 2013.
Edit, blue reduced
Reason
Looks like the previous image was delisted and currently we don't have an FP for this. This one is the current lead image, showing the recent condition of the wall as of 2013. Also, the greenery typical to wuxia films is there. Despite some noise at remote distances looks fairly good.
Articles in which this image appears
Great Wall of China, List of walls, Ibn Battuta
FP category for this image
Places/Architecture
Creator
Severin.stalder

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:12, 28 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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Original – Empire of Japan, 20 gold yen, 1870 (the first year of issue for the Japanese yen). The obverse depicts a dragon, the reverse features a sunburst surrounding a sacred mirror (center), military banners (sides), the Chrysanthemum Seal (top), and Paulownia Crest (bottom).
Reason
High quality, high EV. First year of issue of the Japanese yen. Twenty yen in gold was the highest denomination struck. On average, the 20 yen gold coin weighs 33.33 grams, is 0.900 pure, and weighs 0.96 of an ounce. (The present layout appears customary).
Articles in which these images appear
Japanese yen
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Empire of Japan.
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.


Not quite sure I understand, could you elaborate?--Godot13 (talk) 17:30, 19 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Japan 1870 20 Yen (alt).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:00, 29 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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OriginalFootball Players by Harald Giersing, 1917, oil on compoboard, 149.1 × 122 cm, ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum
Reason
HQ + EV
Articles in which this image appears
Les Joueurs de football and Harald Giersing
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Harald Giersing

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:32, 29 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]



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