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The Fiancee of Belus edit

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Original – The Fiancee of Belus is a painting by French artist Henri-Paul Motte based on a fanciful Babylonian ritual associated with deity Belus (Bel). According to that ritual, Bel was offered a girl who sat on the lap of the Bel's statue overnight, and then was replaced by another, all of whom were the winners of daily beauty contests.

Reason: While the Musée d'Orsay website has only a small version, the painting was digitized in high-res before the acquisition by its current owner.
Articles in which this image appears: The Fiancee of Belus
FP category for this image: Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Henri-Paul Motte

Support as nominator – Brandmeister^talk 12:17, 4 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – sufficient resolution, and has its own article. sst✈ 16:41, 4 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:35, 4 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Here, the exposure appears to be on the button, both shadows and highlights come out beautifully. --Janke | Talk 16:41, 5 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support. the resolution and exposure are spot on here. FreeatlastChitchat (talk) 04:34, 10 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 20:13, 12 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Henri Motte - La fiancée de Bélus (1885).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:18, 14 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]