Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/The Art of Painting

The Art of Painting edit

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Original – This is a famous 17th-century oil on canvas painting by Dutch painter, Johannes Vermeer, also known as The Allegory of Painting, and or Painter in his Studio. The modell is impersonating the Muse of History, Clio. The largest work by the master.

ALT - Google's scan. It can be cropped if necessary.

Reason: One of Jan Vermeer's best paintings. The Art of Painting, also known as The Allegory of Painting, and or Painter in his Studio. Many art historians believe that it is an allegory of painting.
Articles in which this image appears: The Art of Painting, Composition (visual arts), Baroque painting, Allegory, Johannes Vermeer (Jan), The Allegory of Faith and more...
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Jan Vermeer

Support as nominator – Hafspajen (talk) 19:37, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support and I have modified the thumbnail to 1000 px from 1,00,000 px Godhulii 1985 (talk) 22:07, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Another Vermeer that is almost photographic, before the age of the camera, yet is somehow ethereal too. Sca (talk) 23:54, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Question - This is clearly not from the Yorck project. What is the actual source? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:57, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Help me find out. Permission? Hafspajen (talk) 00:56, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, let me be clearer. This version of the scan is not from the Yorck project. The version uploaded on May 21, 2005, was. This version almost looks like a Google scan. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:34, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

But it's not. This is. The Google version has better colors too, I think. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:36, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Crisco. Note that original is used in the articles. Hafspajen (talk) 11:55, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I don't remember what the actual source of this image is. It definitely is not Yorck, they only provide mediocre scans of artwork. Usually, I include the source in the exif-data, but once in a while I receive an image from someone else, and then I don't have a source. I can't remember where this image came from. Jan Arkesteijn (talk) 13:47, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

So, what do we do, Crisco 1492? Hafspajen (talk) 16:00, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'd go with Google's version, to be honest. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:08, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Hafspajen proposed a certain painting, which already has been voted for. It is not possible to suddenly change the image. I would say both paintings enter this poll. Let the people decide which one they like best. Jan Arkesteijn(talk) 18:55, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Jan, it's perfectly possible to include both images for voting. I never said otherwise, nor did I say Hafs should withdraw the nom. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:32, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Jan, please try to find out that source of this image. Otherwise we might need to delist it, right. We need to know that it has a free licence. Otherwise it is impossible to make it into a FP, I think. It is all in the history... Just go back to your first edit and search... Hafspajen (talk) 23:38, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It goes without saying that is has a free license. The author died in 1675. After 339 years the image is certainly in the public domain. Jan Arkesteijn (talk) 23:57, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

OK. I don't now. Leave things now to Crisco. Hafspajen (talk) 00:17, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, nobody is disputing this is free (if I were doing that, there'd be a deletion discussion somewhere). The issue is a featured picture should show Wikipedia's best work. An incorrect source does not fit my definition of "best".

Support ALT1: ALT1 has better colors and more resolution. Could be cropped, but as the edges of the canvas aren't quite straight it's not necessary in my opinion. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:32, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sigh, I succeded to find a movie here, [1] - and the original is actually looks like it is closer though to Vermeer's painting... About sources, I don't know... I am just good at aesthetics, don't know much about the legal side. Hafspajen (talk) 00:42, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support, lean Alt 1 Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 00:12, 31 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support. High quality and historic value as well. — Cirt (talk) 16:41, 31 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support, Alt1 - The definition looks better to me in the ALT. SagaciousPhil - Chat 05:29, 2 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt1 — Re inquiry from Armbrust — although I'd be fine with either one. Sca (talk) 23:38, 2 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: I like both, but I Support Alt1 as a bit better. — Cirt (talk) 15:16, 3 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Jan Vermeer - The Art of Painting - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:19, 3 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]