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OriginalThe Adoration of the Shepherds by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo depicting Nativity scene (c. 1650)
Alt – Current Prado version
Reason
High quality image with good EV. A potential candidate for Christmas eve POTD this year.
Articles in which this image appears
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Adoration of the Shepherds
FP category for this image
Paintings
Creator
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo/Museo del Prado
  • Okay, so Dezoomify wasn't working with this website but I managed to rig up a workaround (basically, I used the same software I use when sewing together panoramas or scanning items larger than my scanner). I've added it as an ALT here.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:37, 23 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support alt - Perfect. PS:Original is an FP in another wiki. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 05:07, 23 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
A little carol of the drum cuz, Christmas/Nativity. I haven't nominated one FPC in a while and back in 2015 when I was active, I used to put titles like this. There wasn't any guideline or rationale aganist this back then, and IMO, still haven't got any. So, why not?? :) The Herald (Benison) (talk) 01:59, 24 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Precisely. There is no firm standard for titles of candidacy pages, and they are entirely internal (the average reader will never come across one), and thus it used to be somewhat common to make references to the subject matter rather than use the name of the subject or the file name. It wasn't just Herald; I know I did, and I think at least one other person did as well.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:50, 24 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Haffy did that too. And we used to be so creative and had fun with it. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 12:07, 24 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I did it all the time. Still do, Though maybe not as often. Also, Support alt. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 12:00, 26 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@The Herald: Mind you, think we generally easter egged them - used sensible headers, but when you clicked through you saw the page name. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 02:25, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, we did. Kinda like featured section on Signpost. Hopefully, this Christmas eve, we can have this one. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 16:48, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Adoration of the Shepherds, Murillo (Prado Museum).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:50, 1 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Actress Katharine Hepburn in 1941
Restoration
Reason
High resolution. A good quality 1940s picture.
Articles in which this image appears
Katharine Hepburn, Katharine Hepburn on screen and stage, Cinema of the United States, AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars, Academy Award for Best Actress, 1940s etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Adam, I support either way, a wider crop would be fine. I doubt the other participants would mind a wider crop either. Bammesk (talk) 03:25, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It's about half-done. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 18:47, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Adam, the "Mayer" in "Metro Goldwyn Mayer" is there. It's almost invisible, but may be worth taking a look. Bammesk (talk) 13:47, 2 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Checking Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 18:58, 2 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Did the trick where you make a layer with altered curves to emphasise the parts you want to fix, then edit the lower level (then check again). That probably got it. Couldn't see much more than a couple letters, but they're gone now. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 19:16, 2 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your effort, Adam. I support the restored version, personally prefer it. Best, -- Radomianin (talk) 20:24, 3 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Katharine Hepburn publicity photograph.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:16, 4 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalFish farm, off the coast of Euboea island, Greece
Reason
Good depiction of a fish farm, it includes the service facility. The overhead power lines aren't ideal, but not unexpected given the proximity of the farm to land. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Fish farming, Mariculture, Environmental impact of fishing
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator
Jebulon

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:30, 4 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Tsarap river valley near Phugtal Monastery in Zanskar, Ladakh, India
Reason
High quality wide shot of the valley near the cave monastery
Articles in which this image appears
Phugtal Monastery
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Timothy Gonsalves
Much better, thanks. Bammesk (talk) 16:37, 27 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Bammesk: I don’t think the two images are comparable, they’re quite different. I plan on nominating the infobox image as well, to be featured in the architecture gallery since the focus is the monastery. Nominated this image precisely for the wider view of the valley where the monastery is only a small part of the image as a whole, and therefore in the landscapes gallery. UnpetitproleX (talk) 17:11, 27 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The idea is that the etymology of the monastery speaks to the mythical status of the cave in the cliff, which becomes apparent from the wider view. But as a representative image (i.e. for infobox) the close-up is better. UnpetitproleX (talk) 17:17, 27 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Just to clarify, I am not opposed to the nom image becoming FP. It meets all the requirements. I am just neutral. Bammesk (talk) 01:52, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Phuktal Gompa Tsarap Zanskar Oct22 A7C 04463.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:22, 5 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Marble bust of Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor (r. 161–180 AD) and Stoic philosopher, Musée Saint-Raymond, Toulouse, France
Reason
Good enough resolution, being the main picture of the article Marcus Aurelius ()
Articles in which this image appears
Marcus Aurelius, Common sense
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture
Creator
Sculptor: Unknown. Photograph: Daniel Martin
Thank you Choliamb, for your edit and your useful comment indeed. — Hamid Hassani (talk) 01:49, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:MSR-ra-61-b-1-DM.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:43, 5 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalJohn Tarleton, during his command of the HMS Euryalus
Reason
While a bit small, and while I did add a little extra blank space on the right because the original uses the paper it's printed on to centre the image, and we cannae do that in a crop, it's a good image of an otherwise unillustrated person. Overpainted salt paper print, which seems to have had a lot of enhancement done by the oriignal artist.
Articles in which this image appears
John Tarleton (Royal Navy officer)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military
Creator
John Jabez Edwin Mayall, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Captain John W. Tarleton by John Jabez Edwin Mayall.jpg --The Herald (Benison) (talk) 17:49, 5 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Aegirine with minor feldspar (5.0 × 4.5 × 3.5 cm) from Mt Malosa, Zomba, Malawi
Alt 1
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last week, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Aegirine
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Geology
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Promoted File:Aegirine - Mt Malosa, Zomba, Malawi (alt).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:29, 6 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – A male Mediterranean rainbow wrasse, Cape Palos, Spain.
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC two months ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Mediterranean rainbow wrasse
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator
Diego Delso

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:33, 6 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – A young woman lighting a diyo while surrounded by electric lights on the third day of Tihar. During the third day of the festival, Lakshmi, the patron goddess of the festival, is welcomed into homes that have been cleaned; diyos are put up all around the home, especially in doorways and windowsills, while electric lights are draped over houses in the belief that the goddess will not visit dark homes.
Reason
High technical quality; illustrates several traditions of the third day of the festivities and the Nepalese Lakshmi Puja. Featured on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Tihar (festival)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator
Mithun Kunwar edited by: Radomianin

Promoted File:Sister lighting traditional lamp during Tihar festival (edited).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:33, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalEdward Bouchet, 1873/4
Reason
First African-American to receive a PhD from an American University, and one of the first twenty Americans to receive a Physics PhD. One of those brilliant people who got stifled because of their race.
Articles in which this image appears
Edward Bouchet
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
George Kendall Warren, restored by Adam Cuerden
Yes mostly. The right-most pixels on the edge (mid to lower right edge) can be touched up. Not that it's significant, just that knowing you it's something you always touch up. Regardless, nice work as always. Bammesk (talk) 01:46, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
SHOULD be fixed now Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 02:32, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Edward Alexander Bouchet Yale College class of 1874.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:29, 9 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalChestnut-naped antpitta (Grallaria nuchalis), Choco, Colombia
Reason
High quality image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Chestnut-naped antpitta
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:50, 10 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalGreenland Express Fokker 100 at Lviv International Airport, Ukraine.
Reason
stunning shot, FP on Commons, highest quality image related to the Fokker 100 on Wikipedia and Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Fokker 100, Greenland Express
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Air
Creator
Oleg Volkov

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:04, 12 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Pope Pius XII in 1951
Reason
Good resolution picture taken in the early 1950s
Articles in which this image appears
Pope Pius XII, List of popes
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Religious figures
Creator
Michael Pitcairn

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:31, 12 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – An illustration of Perseverance rover tethered to the sky crane
Reason
Good quality and high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Sky crane (landing system), Mars landing, Perseverance (rover)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Getting there
Creator
NASA/JPL-Caltech
Thanks; I've struck my oppose. Still undecided on the picture's merits per se, so please consider my position neutral. --Paul_012 (talk) 09:42, 13 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:35, 13 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Frank J. Roberts, Apollo engineer demonstrating how astronauts eat to ARCS treasurer, Marion DeFore, Calif., 1965
Reason
Good quality, interesting photo with high EV
Articles in which this image appears
Space food
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink
Creator
Tiffany, Nelson

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:36, 13 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta), Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, Canada
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last week, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Western meadowlark
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Cephas

Promoted File:Sturnella neglecta GNP 02.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:55, 13 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator), Red Sea, Egypt.
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC two weeks ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Emperor angelfish
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator
Diego Delso

Promoted File:Pez ángel emperador (Pomacanthus imperator), mar Rojo, Egipto, 2023-04-17, DD 104.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:59, 13 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalPhugtal Monastery in Zanskar, Ladakh, India
Reason
Unanimous FP on commons; among the recipients of the most support votes this year so far
Articles in which this image appears
Phugtal Monastery
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Timothy Gonsalves

Promoted File:Cave Buildings Phuktal Gompa Oct22 A7C 04465.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:01, 13 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalJoseph Bazalgette circa 1870.
Reason
One of those people with a slightly weird face, but think it's well-photographed for the era, and it's a good photo of him. Not the worst cleanup to do.
Articles in which this image appears
Joseph Bazalgette, Great Stink, Bazalgette Mausoleum, List of presidents of the Institution of Civil Engineers
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
Lock & Whitfield, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Joseph Bazalgette by Lock & Whitfield.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:49, 14 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalKargah Buddha in Gilgit Baltistan
Reason
emerging FP on commons, quality image of the sculpture
Articles in which this image appears
Kargah Buddha
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture
Creator
Shah zaman baloch

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:52, 14 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Map of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine (so far)
Reason
Criteria 1 and 2 are trivial for this since it is digital. (Not 1500 pixels, but I think this can slide.) It is one of the most verifiable files on Commons (6), and it is of obvious value to anyone visiting the page on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine (5). It is under a free license (4). Criteria 7 is fulfilled, 8 appears irrelevant.
As for Criteria 3, it is one of the greatest files on Wikimedia Commons. In thousands of years, when our descendants remark on the wonders of collaborative information, they will refer to this file. (It's an exaggeration, but you get my point.)
Articles in which this image appears
links to the article(s) that use this image, in order of where the image has highest encyclopedic value
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Diagrams,_drawings,_and_maps/Maps
Creator
Viewsridge, and a lot of updaters

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:56, 14 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – The writer Erica Jong, photographed early in her career by Bernard Gotfryd
Reason
I am nominating this image to call attention to the large archive of public-domain photographs by the underrated journalistic portraitist Bernard Gotfryd. Gotfryd donated his physical images to the Library of Congress and his copyrights to the public upon his death; the LOC has made 8,835 of them available online. He had an interesting life and an interesting style, often praised for his charismatic but unsentimental candor. I don't know that this one is the best one, but it's intriguing, I think the use of natural light works well and represents the kind of improvisation that makes Gotfryd special, and it captures a side of Jong's personality, quite early in her career, not represented in the other photos of her on Commons. I should note that the LOC's date of 1969 seems unlikely--she was unknown at that date (I'm sure the LOC's dates for these are based on Gotfryd's boxes as they received them, so they might well be dates from). Based on her hairstyle in other photographs of her, I suspect it's from 1973, the year Fear of Flying was published. I have cleaned up the most obvious dust (there was plenty) but I know you have high standards for such things here.
Articles in which this image appears
Erica Jong
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Bernard Gotfryd, lightly edited by User:Blameless
As an aside, we recently featured his Picture of Angela Davis. A dozen spots around the necklace, another dozen lower right. Also, a blue spot upper right, otherwise pretty darn good. Colours arguably faded, but very authentic for the era. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 02:09, 8 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. I'll try to work on those spots tomorrow. That's a great picture of Davis, but I'm not sure what's happening with the images in that article--it looks like Gotfryd's was removed but now the 2014 one is in it twice? Presumably it will stabilize, hopefully with Gotfryd's in it somewhere. blameless 02:43, 8 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
People can be stupid about things. Reverted a bad edit. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.5% of all FPs. 16:12, 8 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Erica Jong by Bernard Gotfryd edit.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:27, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalGrey-breasted mountain toucan (Andigena hypoglauca), Caldas Department in Colombia
Reason
High quality image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Grey-breasted mountain toucan
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Grey-breasted mountain toucan (Andigena hypoglauca) Caldas.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:31, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Dwarf birch spinner moth (Eriogaster arbusculae) cocoon, Dovrefjell–Sunndalsfjella National Park, Norway
Reason
High quality image. Not in infobox as that reserved for individual caterpillar. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Eriogaster arbusculae, Cocoon (silk)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Dwarf birch spinner (Eriogaster arbusculae) cocoon Dovrefjell.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:34, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalOrange-lined triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus), Red Sea, Egypt
Reason
Quality lead image of this fish. I just noticed this image was added to the article very recently, so your votes will be conditional on the image remaining stable for 7 to 10 days. Let me know if you think suspending this nom is a better idea. Also, we do have a low resolution FP of this fish [4], which I will nominate for delisting if this nom passes. This image is currently at Commons FPC.
Articles in which this image appears
Orange-lined triggerfish
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator
Diego Delso

Promoted File:Pez ballesta ondulado (Balistapus undulatus), mar Rojo, Egipto, 2023-04-15, DD 45.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:31, 19 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Flowers of the common toadflax
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Linaria vulgaris
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Promoted File:Linaria vulgaris flowers - Keila.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:33, 19 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – 1965 photograph of Kurt Vonnegut by Bernard Gotfryd
Reason
It's a great image. Now, in his main article, it's a little lower down, but that's because the current lead doesn't really fit anywhere else in the article, and I didn't want to just remove it. If we leave the lead as it is, then this one fits fairly nicely time-wise with Slaughterhouse-Five, and the current lead can stay in the article.
Articles in which this image appears
Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut, Bernard Gotfryd, just added it to a few more.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Bernard Gotfryd, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Kurt Vonnegut by Bernard Gotfryd (1965).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:40, 20 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Say's phoebe (Sayornis saya), Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, Canada
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Say's phoebe
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Cephas

Promoted File:Sayornis saya GNP 01.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:28, 20 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Orbital ATK's L-1011 Stargazer over the Atlantic carrying a Pegasus F43 launch vehicle
Reason
Best photo of the Stargazer, Good EV
Articles in which this image appears
Stargazer (aircraft), Mighty Planes
FP category for this image
Featured pictures/Vehicles/Air
Creator
Lori Losey, NASA

Promoted File:Stargazer and Pegasus F43 in flight over Atlantic (KSC-20161212-PH LAL01 0009).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:13, 21 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Illustration by John Everett Millais for The Window; or, the Songs of the Wrens by Alfred, Lord Tennyson and Arthur Sullivan
Reason
Nice scan of an artwork very relevant to the subject of the article.
Articles in which this image appears
The Window (song cycle)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Literary illustrations
Creator
John Everett Millais, border cleaned up a little bit by me.

Promoted File:John Everett Millais - "A Reverie" from The Window; or, The Song of the Wrens.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:24, 23 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Chocó grasshopper (Opaon varicolor) male in Colombia
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Opaon
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Chocó grasshopper (Opaon varicolor) male.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:31, 25 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalFlame-faced tanager (Tangara parzudakii parzudakii), Cundinamarca Department in Colombia
Reason
High quality image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Flame-faced tanager
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Flame-faced tanager (Tangara parzudakii parzudakii) Cundinamarca.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:33, 25 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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OriginalPlain-capped ground-tyrant (Muscisaxicola alpinus) on Senecio niveo-aureus, Chingaza National Natural Park, Cundinamarca Department in Colombia
Reason
High quality image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Paramo ground tyrant
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Plain-capped ground-tyrant (Muscisaxicola alpinus) on Senecio niveo-aureus Chingaza.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:35, 25 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – A fanciful 1586 engraving of Horatius Cocles
ALT – Higher resolution, from the Rijksmuseum
Reason
High quality engraving, good digitalization
Articles in which this image appears
Horatius Cocles, Hendrick Goltzius, Figura serpentinata, Christian Rex van Minnen
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Drawings
Creator
Hendrick Goltzius

Promoted File:Horatius Cocles De Romeinse helden (serietitel), RP-P-OB-10.336.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:38, 25 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Portrait of Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil by Friedrich Dürck
Reason
High quality and resolution. Good digitalization. Previous nom didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion.
Articles in which this image appears
Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator
Friedrich Dürck

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:40, 25 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Test inflation of PAGEOS, a balloon satellite.
Reason
Good composition, revealing the sheer size of the subject compared to human scale.
Articles in which this image appears
PAGEOS, Balloon satellite, List of passive satellites
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Others
Creator
NASA

Promoted File:PAGEOS Satellite - GPN-2000-001896.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:42, 25 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – A Zaniskari horse in Ladakh, India
Reason
FP on commons
Articles in which this image appears
Zaniskari
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Eatcha

Promoted File:Zaniskari Horse in Ladakh.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:04, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Fifteenth century painted wooden crucifix and shadow. Abbey of Saint Peter (Assisi) - Italy.
Reason
Featured picture and quality and valued image on Commons, nice perspective captivating subject and shadow, respecting the rule of thirds. This image enriched the relative Wikipedia page.
Articles in which this image appears
Abbey of Saint Peter (Assisi)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
Terragio67

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:22, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Flowering round-fruited rush (flower Ø 3–4 mm)
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC two months ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Juncus compressus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
Ivar Leidus

Promoted File:Juncus compressus - Niitvälja.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:36, 28 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Assasi triggerfish (Rhinecanthus assasi), Red Sea, Egypt.
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC two months ago, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Rhinecanthus assasi
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator
Diego Delso

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:38, 28 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus), Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Black-tailed prairie dog
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Cephas

Promoted File:Cynomys ludovicianus GNP 21.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:50, 28 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]