Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) - Dante And Virgil In Hell (1850).jpg

Dante and Virgil in Hell edit

 
W-A. Bouguereau's Dante and Virgil in Hell (1850)

This comes from Commons and is in public domain. It is a scan of an 1850 painting by one of that period's best artists. The image is striking and a good example of his style and the use of the Dante's Inferno as a subject. There may be a problem in the quality of the scan. What do you think? It is at William-Adolphe Bouguereau.

  • Nominate and support. - Witty lama 16:26, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Neutral. I love the image, but the scan quality is "imperfect"... I wonder if anything can be done via Photoshop? --Dante Alighieri | Talk 17:02, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Strong Support - Excellent artistic value. Interesting subject and concept. Kilo-Lima|(talk) 20:37, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Good enough quality for me. --Janke | Talk 22:18, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support I agree. I think the name of the neutral voter is somewhat ironic. :D Staxringold talkcontribs 01:01, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. That demon in the background is having a grand ol' time. — BRIAN0918 • 2006-06-12 01:37
I particluarly like the way the kneeling man's back looks like it is made out of clay - the way the other man's fingers are digging into it! Witty lama 09:09, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support and Cool --Xtreambar 15:00, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support --MosheA 15:08, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. Can anyone identify what Canto and line this is from? --Dante Alighieri | Talk 15:41, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    Canto VII, lines 112-114 ("They smote each other not alone with hands,/But with the head and with the breast and feet,/Tearing each other piecemeal with their teeth"
    Courtesy of User:Lovcanaries.
  • Support. Awesome painting, really nice. --Dessie 18:21, 12 June 2006(UTC)
Above user "ButterLips"/"Dessie" is a confirmed sockpuppet. --Aude (talk | contribs) 21:33, 18 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Very nice painting, I really want to see others by the same artist now.
  • Support Has my vote. Excellent quality, concept. Matthew 21:15, 19 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) - Dante And Virgil In Hell (1850).jpg Ravedave 03:13, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]