Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Krishna dancing on a lotus

Krishna dancing on a lotus edit

Original - An early 19th-century painting of the Hindu god Krishna showing him, flute in hand, dancing on a lotus flower.

Reason: The near 200-year-old museum image is of high EV and cultural importance, illustrating an artistic facet of Krishna worship. It is of satisfactory clarity and resolution and is used in a few wikipedia articles globally.
Articles in which this image appears: Krishna, Themes in Avatar, Krishnaism
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: unknown

Support as nominator --Cinosaur (talk) 12:15, 11 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Question regarding EV: Is there a better use for it than Themes in Avatar? -- King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 06:44, 12 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment Good point. Added the image to Krishna. Cinosaur (talk) 12:18, 14 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom.Gaura79 (talk) 19:49, 14 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: I'm not convinced by this. Apart from the unfortunate museum notes and other annotations at the bottom, the company style is unappealing and cartoon-ish. Is that really supposed to be a flute? This image seems to do a better job of illustrating the Krishna incarnation of Vishnu. Please correct me if I'm missing something. Maedin\^talk 20:19, 14 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks for your comment. The notes at the bottom are, of course, misplaced, but not uncommon for otherwise valuable pieces of art in general, and may be seen as adding to the image's authenticity. The image's simplistic appearance is arguably a feature, not a flaw — look, for instance, at traditional Oriyan Pattachitra painting some find even more grotesque. Yes, it is actually a flute. And as far as comparing the EV of the image in question with the one you referenced, the former gives a clearer overall idea of how Krishna is depicted and, in particular, displays his trademark tilak on the forehead much more distinctly, which was a significant advantage for the illustrative purposes in Themes in Avatar. Regards, Cinosaur (talk) 03:19, 15 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. This is hardly the best illustration of Krishna. Just because it's old, doesn't mean we should respect it as having sky-high EV. It's not even particularly artistically impressive. J Milburn (talk) 15:07, 17 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support for reasons in nomination and I find it impressive. gren グレン 17:03, 17 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose This not the best representation of Krishna. The popular iconography of Krishna represents him playing a flute. Also the the paint spreads out from the boundary at end of the left foot and near the left anklet. Not the best artist. The writing is not distracting. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 16:55, 18 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 07:31, 19 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]