Wikipedia:Picture of the day/September 2013

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The Abbey of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, is one of the largest parish churches in England. It was established in the 11th century and has borne witness to much of Tewkesbury's history.

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American Gothic is a painting by Grant Wood in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Inspired by what is now known as the American Gothic House, Wood decided to paint the house along with "the kind of people [he] fancied should live in that house." The work, using Wood's sister and his dentist as models, has since become one of the most familiar images in 20th-century American art.

Painting: Grant Wood

A true-color image of Io, one of the moons of Jupiter, taken by the Galileo spacecraft. The dark spot just left of the center is the erupting volcano Prometheus. The whitish plains on either side of it are coated with volcanically deposited sulfur dioxide frost, whereas the yellower regions contain a higher proportion of sulfur.

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Delias eucharis (known as the Common Jezebel) is a pierid butterfly found in many areas of South and Southeast Asia. Males, such as the one pictured, can be differentiated by their narrower black edging to the veins and the postdiscal transverse bands on the wings.

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Fencing is the sport of fighting with swords; in modern usage the word usually denotes competitive fencing, rather than classical fencing. Here, Fabian Kauter (right) hits Diego Confalonieri (left) with a flèche attack at the final of the Challenge Réseau Ferré de France–Trophée Monal 2012.

Photo: Marie-Lan Nguyen

Alena Zavarzina (b. 1989) is a Russian snowboarder who won a gold medal at the 2011 FIS Snowboarding World Championships.

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The bashi-bazouk were irregular soldiers of the Ottoman army who could originate from any part of the empire. Known for such a lack of discipline that they were sometimes forcibly disarmed and worked for plunder, they were formally abandoned by the end of the 19th century.

This painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme, now held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was produced after he visited Asia Minor in 1868. According to the museum, "Gérôme's virtuosic treatment of textures provides a sumptuous counterpoint to the figure’s dignified bearing".

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Oceana (born 1982) is a German singer of German/Martiniquen descent. She is shown here performing at the Radio Hamburg Top 820.

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A beekeeper is a person who keeps honey bees. Reasons may vary, from the production of commodities, to the assistance of the pollination of various plants, to an interest in bees and beekeeping. Here, a German beekeeper is holding a hive while wearing protective gear.

Photo: Michael Gäbler

Mike Godwin (b. 1956) is an American attorney and author active in internet law. In 1990 he formulated Godwin's law, which states "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1."

Photo: Lane Hartwell

Liocarcinus marmoreus is a species of crab found in the northern Atlantic Ocean and North Sea. This specimen was captured in Belgian coastal waters.

Photo: Hans Hillewaert

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Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (1744–1811) was a Spanish author and philosopher who played a major role in the Age of Enlightenment in Spain. Born in Asturias, he greatly promoted the culture of his homeland.

Painting: Francisco Goya

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