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Epipactis palustris

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 Dec 2021 at 12:14:24 (UTC)

Original – Flower of marsh helleborine, Niitvälja bog, Estonia.
Optional additional image - A pale variety of marsh helleborine
Reason
Featured unanimously on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Epipactis palustris etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
Ivar Leidus
  • Support as nominator – MER-C 12:14, 21 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    No opinion as to whether this is a set with the optional image. MER-C 16:53, 21 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – leaning to support but how about a set nomination [1] and [2]? I know the aspect ratios don't match but a lot does match, the color schemes, backgrounds, closeup framing, etc. This makes a good set (more EV on color variation). Bammesk (talk) 12:47, 21 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't believe the set would be exhaustive. I have added the second image anyway and will let the voters decide whether this is a set or not. MER-C 16:53, 21 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Fair enough. Support original, prefer set. Bammesk (talk) 17:31, 21 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support original Second image doesn't add much. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:57, 23 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • commentNot sure. Technically sound flower macro but colour background not the best.©Geni (talk) 21:56, 29 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:55, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

James A. Garfield

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Original – President James Garfield, taken circa 1870–1880
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC two months ago, where it was featured unanimously. Lead image in a FA.
Articles in which this image appears
James A. Garfield etc.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
unknown
  • Support as nominator – MER-C 12:19, 21 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – for the EV and restoration. But I disagree with the sharpening of his coat and the down sampling. Struck per Yann below. Bammesk (talk) 13:05, 21 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – The sharpness looks artificial, IMO. – Sca (talk) 13:44, 21 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I reverted the last upload, which is a violation of c:COM:OVERWRITE. Yann (talk) 20:21, 24 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Yann (talk) 15:13, 25 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – High Encyclopedic value. – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 09:50, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Realmaxxver (talk) 19:40, 30 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:James Abram Garfield, photo portrait seated.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:42, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

American oystercatcher

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 Dec 2021 at 18:21:55 (UTC)

Original – American oystercatcher, New York, U.S.
Reason
Quality lead image, two adults (front and side) and a chick. A little different than our usual bird noms. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
American oystercatcher +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Rhododendrites
  • No. It's not sharp and shows the same thing (minus the chick). If you are asking "compositionally better"? That's subjective. I am Ok with either composition. Others can agree or disagree. Bammesk (talk) 04:03, 24 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:25, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The Grands Boulevards

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 2 Dec 2021 at 09:11:30 (UTC)

Original – The Grands Boulevards (1875), an oil on canvas painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Reason
High resolution.
Articles in which this image appears
The Grands Boulevards, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, List of paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
  • Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 09:11, 22 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – What's not to like? (But then, one is bien sûr a fan of Renoir.) – Sca (talk) 14:41, 22 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Of course. --Janke | Talk 15:16, 22 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 22:00, 23 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Yann (talk) 20:17, 24 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. MER-C 12:06, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – A tad bit more sharpness needed, but I don't see a reason to not nominate it. --Pink Saffron (talk) 14:20, 1 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French - The Grands Boulevards - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:52, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The Wrestlers

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 3 Dec 2021 at 11:15:54 (UTC)

Original – The Wrestlers (1835), by William Etty
Reason
High resolution.
Articles in which this image appears
The Wrestlers, William Etty
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
William Etty

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:44, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The Old Guitarist

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 3 Dec 2021 at 11:23:44 (UTC)

Reason
High resolution.
Articles in which this image appears
The Old Guitarist, others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Pablo Picasso
  • Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 11:23, 23 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • High EV, but the picture seems very soft. I wonder where does it come from, as the source mentioned has only an image of 843 x 1242 px. Yann (talk) 20:12, 24 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – per Yann it's too soft. This is not a good version. Click on the image on this source link and then zoom in, you will see a very sharp scan. Bammesk (talk) 01:28, 25 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – per Yann. Very unsharp at top & bottom. Furthermore, it is apparently not public domain: " © 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York"--Janke | Talk 14:16, 25 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • It is still under a copyright in France, where the Estate of Pablo Picasso is based, but it is already in the public domain in USA. Yann (talk) 15:11, 25 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:44, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Small red damselflies mating (3)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 3 Dec 2021 at 22:09:11 (UTC)

Original – Small red damselflies (Ceriagrion tenellum) mating, the female is form typica
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons. This was nominated in 2017 (4 positive votes) and in 2020 (4 positive votes).
Articles in which this image appears
Small red damselfly
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp
  • Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 22:09, 23 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. MER-C 16:22, 27 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – --Janke | Talk 15:57, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak support DOF a little shallow for the wings of the damselfly on the right.©Geni (talk) 21:54, 29 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:51, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Cuban emerald

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Original – Cuban emerald hummingbird (Chlorostilbon ricordii ricordii) male in Cuba
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Cuban emerald
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp
  • Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 22:03, 23 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - Looks a bit oversharpened; artifacts around edges. Not a reason for opposing, though. --Janke | Talk 10:27, 24 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:52, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

William Utermohlen

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 5 Dec 2021 at 18:24:33 (UTC)

Original – 1967 self portrait by William Utermohlen
Reason
Relatively high resolution (3.124 million pixels), illustrates subject well
Articles in which this image appears
William Utermohlen, Alzheimer's disease
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
William Utermohlen
  • Support as nominator – Realmaxxver (talk) 18:24, 25 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Evocative self-portrait by an artistically gifted victim of Alzheimer's. Interesting article. – Sca (talk) 13:52, 26 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Fascinating artist. Compare it with this one he drew during Alzheimer's. – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 09:48, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Tragic.... – Sca (talk) 13:24, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – --Janke | Talk 15:56, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support interesting. Charlesjsharp (talk) 19:10, 30 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support The portrait of a passed victim of dementia makes a good featured picture. --Pink Saffron (talk) 18:34, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:William Utermohlen - 1967 self portrait mixed media on paper.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:12, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Women basketball match in Alginet, 1956.

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Land of Valencia
, 1956.
Reason
Professional pic of some pioneers of women sports during Francoist Spain. Historic value.
Articles in which this image appears
Women's basketball
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Sport
Creator
Ismael Latorre Mendoza
  • Support as nominator – TaronjaSatsuma (talk) 20:32, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose very pixelized at full zoom --Andrei (talk) 22:26, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment: Not pixel, but grain. It happens with pics that age.--TaronjaSatsuma (talk) 09:17, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – For a mid-'50s film pic it doesn't look all that bad. – Sca (talk) 13:40, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Not among "Wikipedia's best". --Janke | Talk 21:07, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:32, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Anochecer en la escollera III

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 15 Dec 2021 at 20:26:51 (UTC)

Original – Anochecer en la escollera III, painting by Ignacio Pinazo Camarlench.
Reason
High Quality reproduction of the most representative work by Ignacio Pinazo Camarlench.
Articles in which this image appears
Ignacio Pinazo Camarlench
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
credit: Institut Valencià d'Art Modern
  • Support as nominator – TaronjaSatsuma (talk) 20:26, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – Painting title translates as Dusk in the Breakwater. – Sca (talk) 13:44, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – In the article the image is used in a gallery among many others. Is there anything in the article or sources that would distinguish this painting in some way? If there is, then that would support its encyclopedic value,
    FP criterion 5. Bammesk (talk) 14:41, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply
    ]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:34, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Leonhard Euler

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 17 Dec 2021 at 16:35:26 (UTC)

Original – Leonhard Euler, 1753
Reason
Leonhard Euler, very prominent mathematician. For details see the lead section of his article and [3]. Edited image (removed minor bright spots). On a sidenote: [4], [5]
Articles in which this image appears
Leonhard Euler, History of mathematics, List of things named after Leonhard Euler
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
Jakob Emanuel Handmann, via Kunstmuseum Basel, edited by Bammesk
  • Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 16:35, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. MER-C 17:42, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Very important person in mathematics. Lead image in article, too. Could be slightly cropped top & bottom, a bit of edges of frame showing. --Janke | Talk 19:41, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment The three images are all different colours. How can we tell which is most faithful? The detail of the brushwork is not amazing. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:53, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • This comes from the museum that houses the painting. Bammesk (talk) 00:04, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I would definitely trust the source, the Kunstmuseum in Basel. It is possible this particular image is slightly corrected to remove some brownish tint from varnishing - the other examples look much worse. --Janke | Talk 17:02, 8 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support -- DreamSparrow Chat 16:18, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Iconic image of a mathematician for whom "very prominent" does not go far enough. —David Eppstein (talk) 21:08, 9 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support.--
    here! 03:46, 13 December 2021 (UTC)[reply
    ]

Promoted File:Leonhard Euler - Jakob Emanuel Handmann (Kunstmuseum Basel).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:12, 18 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

al-Wakwak

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Original – al-Wakwak is a fictional island in medieval Arabic literature. This early 1600s painting from Mughal India depicts some of the imagined plant and animal life found there.
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it was featured unanimously. Very high resolution.
Articles in which this image appears
al-Wakwak
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator
Unknown

Promoted File:A floral fantasy of animals and birds, India, Mughal.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:19, 18 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Acorn woodpecker

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 17 Dec 2021 at 16:53:57 (UTC)

Original – A male acorn woodpecker holding a nut in its beak; California State University, Chico
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Acorn woodpecker
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Frank Schulenburg

Promoted File:Acorn woodpecker holding a nut in its beak-0225.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:21, 18 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A-10 Thunderbolt II

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Original – USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft in flight, 2011
Reason
Quality lead image. This attack aircraft has been in service since 1976. It is a hard to replace workhorse.
Articles in which this image appears
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, Attack aircraft, United States Air Force, Aircraft in fiction
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Air
Creator
U.S. Air Force, Master Sgt. William Greer
  • Support as nominator – Bammesk (talk) 14:19, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 16:50, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. MER-C 17:02, 5 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support -- DreamSparrow Chat 16:18, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Very clear and high quality image that has been stable in the article for a long time. Nick-D (talk) 09:51, 7 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment – One of the ugliest warplanes ever built. – Sca (talk) 13:13, 9 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support.--
    here! 03:45, 13 December 2021 (UTC)[reply
    ]

Promoted File:Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II - 32156159151.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:53, 18 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Violet dropwing male

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Original – Violet dropwing (Trithemis annulata) male on Cyprus
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Trithemis annulata
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:07, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Violet dropwing female

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 Dec 2021 at 13:11:09 (UTC)

Original – Violet dropwing (Trithemis annulata) female on Cyprus
Reason
High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Trithemis annulata
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Charlesjsharp

Promoted File:Violet dropwing (Trithemis annulata) female Cyprus.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:09, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Monastery of Alcobaça

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Monastery of Alcobaça and church. Its construction began in 1178, and enlargements were made in the 16th and 18th centuries. Much damage was made by the French troops of Napoleon in the beginning of the 19th century, including to its important library, during the Peninsular War
.
Reason
High quality and resolution depiction of an important monument, adding to the article
Articles in which this image appears
Monastery of Alcobaça
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Alvesgaspar

Promoted File:Alcobaça October 2021-1.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:25, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Elbaite

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Original – Deep green slightly translucent terminated elbaite crystal with albite (3.5 × 2.5 × 1.0 cm). Found from São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Elbaite, Tourmaline
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Geology
Creator
Ivar Leidus
  • Support as nominator – MER-C 18:12, 10 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - A bit too dark for me... Correctable with "curves" in photoshop? (Maybe not - no detail in shadow; only chroma noise.) --Janke | Talk 18:18, 10 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment: As I said at Commons FPC, not as sharp as others like it. Charlesjsharp (talk) 19:17, 11 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:35, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sword-billed hummingbird

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 23 Dec 2021 at 18:31:51 (UTC)

Original – A male sword-billed hummingbird
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Sword-billed hummingbird
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Andy Morffew
  • Support as nominator – MER-C 18:31, 10 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:16, 10 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Snapped in exactly the right 1/250th of a second! Slight motion blur of wings is actually a plus here. --Janke | Talk 20:42, 10 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Bammesk (talk) 12:57, 11 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Interesting creature, good capture. – Sca (talk) 14:17, 11 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support ClaudineChionh (talk – contribs) 06:33, 12 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support.--
    here! 03:45, 13 December 2021 (UTC)[reply
    ]

Promoted File:Sword-billed hummingbird (male) at Guango Lodge, Ecuador (21310837273).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:47, 23 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Portrait of a Man with a Medal of Cosimo the Elder

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Original – Portrait of a Man with a Medal of Cosimo the Elder (c. 1474), by Sandro Botticelli
Reason
High resolution.
Articles in which this image appears
Portrait of a Man with a Medal of Cosimo the Elder
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Sandro Botticelli

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:36, 25 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The Battle of Alexander at Issus

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Persian Empire
.
Reason
High resolution.
Articles in which this image appears
The Battle of Alexander at Issus, Battle of Issus, Battle of the Pelennor Fields
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Albrecht Altdorfer

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:38, 25 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Ohio Stadium

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 24 Dec 2021 at 20:33:22 (UTC)

Original – Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, on the campus of The Ohio State University.
Reason
High resolution
Articles in which this image appears
Ohio Stadium
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Lectrician2
  • Support as nominator – TheFreeWorld (talk) 20:33, 11 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose I don't think we should have nominations that have been rejected at Commons a week ago. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:13, 11 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Oppose – An aerial view of an empty stadium & parking lot doesn't float my aesthetic boat. – Sca (talk) 13:28, 12 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – It's well done. The wide angle barrel distortion isn't ideal, but I think it blends in well as part of the composition. Bammesk (talk) 03:41, 14 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment I don't think it's [barrel distortion - it's just the shape of the stadium... However, there is of course keystone distortion due to the downward angle of the camera. --Janke | Talk 14:25, 14 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I was referring to the background's curvature on top (the stadium look Ok). I thought it was barrel, but apparently not. Bammesk (talk) 01:18, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – I like this, and it captures something that other photos on the article Stadium do not. Because it is roofless, this shows the stadium archetype - the oval shape and tiered seating - and unlike most stadium views it also shows the whole structure and its context: the grand entrance, more modern additions around the sides, the scoreboard and the VIP box at the top. ProfDEH (talk) 10:39, 16 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support --Commonists (talk) 19:29, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I Struck the above vote, as user doesn’t has 100 edits. See instructions on the top of
    WP:FPC. Armbrust The Homunculus 04:48, 25 December 2021 (UTC)[reply
    ]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:48, 25 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Tomb of Giovanni Battista Gislenni

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Original – Detail of the tomb of the architect Giovanni Battista Gislenni, designed by himself two years before he died. Church of Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome. The Latin legend reads Neque illic mortuus and is complemented by another one above (here), reading Neque hic vivus. That is, "Neither alive here or dead there". The meaning is elusive but may be related to his belief in eternal life.
Reason
High quality depiction of an unusual subject used in various projects
Articles in which this image appears
Santa Maria del Popolo, Giovanni Battista Gisleni
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Interiors
Creator
Alvesgaspar
  • Support as nominator – Alvesgaspar (talk) 22:04, 11 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support ClaudineChionh (talk – contribs) 06:34, 12 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – But I don't understand the perspective correction in your last upload. The text at the bottom is now tilting right; and on top, the edge of the white marble is titling left. fixed. Bammesk (talk) 17:16, 12 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • You are quite right, sorry. That was the wrong version. Alvesgaspar (talk) 22:04, 12 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Santa Maria del Popolo September 2015-3.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:26, 25 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Multicoloured volcanic sublimates on altered rock, Mutnovsky volcano, Kamchatka

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Original – Fumarole minerals in SEM images, from Mutnovsky volcano in Kamchatka. An electron micrograph, colour enhanced by optical microscopy, depicted width: 700 microns.
Reason
So, this article has already one featured picture but I wonder if it can have more than one. This image does illustrate two other particular properties of fumarolic minerals that are discussed in sources but are currently not very well illustrated - their multicoloured appearance and how they are deposited on the surfaces of rock cavities. As far as I can tell, it was produced by the same technique as the other one.
Articles in which this image appears
Fumarole mineral
FP category for this image
[I am not sure which one this would be]
Creator
User:Ppm61

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:28, 25 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Philip Wharton, 4th Baron Wharton

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Original – Philip Wharton, 4th Baron Wharton
Reason
great quality, EV
Articles in which this image appears
List of paintings in the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, formerly in the Hermitage Museum
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator
Anthony van Dyck
  • Support as nominator – Andrei (talk) 11:29, 13 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Bammesk (talk) 01:37, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:16, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Conditional support, if the highest resolution available is uploaded - per the last upload reason "higher res (6889x21201 is also available, but exceeds 100MB limit)". Should be possible with chunked upload, software bugs notwithstanding. MER-C 19:56, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @Aavindraa:--Andrei (talk) 20:31, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:27, 26 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Bacchus (Caravaggio)

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the REAL original
Reason
Was seen on Commons FPC last month, where it was featured unanimously.
Articles in which this image appears
Bacchus (Caravaggio)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Caravaggio, photo by Commonists Uffizi
  • Support as nominator – MER-C 16:50, 27 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - Black border on top, slightly cutoff at bottom, lighting uneven, looks like a lot of reflections in paint cracks, compare with this: [6] --Janke | Talk 19:22, 27 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Commonists account MER-C has been confirmed as a sockpuppet of Livioandronico2013 and has been blocked indefinitely on Commons. Charlesjsharp (talk) 22:43, 29 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Should be blocked on enwiki, too. --Janke | Talk 10:25, 30 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • @MER-C Yes, Commonists has a tendency to replace images with own versions (a moderator should check recent edits), and was warned on talk page. I reverted the image in the article as well as in this FPC listing, since the original image was better, none of the faults I mentioned above. --Janke | Talk 10:05, 30 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    • No need, their account is now locked globally. MER-C 17:46, 30 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I vote conditional support on the original file only, now shown here. (Purge cache if not visible.) Condition: copyright line at lower right to be removed, if legally possible. --Janke | Talk 10:18, 30 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Withdraw nomination. MER-C 17:46, 30 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:35, 31 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Emmy Noether

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Original – Mathematician Emmy Noether, around 1900
Reason
Emmy Noether, one of the top mathematicians of 20th century, contributed to abstract algebra and theoretical physics. Several contributions are named after her, including Noether's theorem which is the mathematical framework of conservation of energy. Following her death, Einstein wrote a letter in the New York Times (May 5, 1935) in recognition of her contributions [7]. The image is shy of the 1500 pixel count, but I think this qualifies for an exception. The image is historic, has high EV and good composition. The original is 1450×2085 pixels, I uploaded it for reference. The white periphery had always been cropped, because it fits the articles better that way, so after doing some minor touchups I cropped the periphery to what it was. This is a renomination after addressing the copyright on Commons here.
Articles in which this image appears
Emmy Noether, List of things named after Emmy Noether, Conservation of energy, Women in science, List of female scientists in the 20th century + others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator
Photographer: unknown

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:37, 31 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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