Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld- Ruth im Feld des Boaz.jpg

Ruth

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Original – Ruth is the faithful figure in the Bible who never leaves her mother-in-law Naomi, after her husbands death. Ruth follows her back to her hometown. The painting illustrates when she goes gleaning in the fields that belongs to a man named Boaz, who happens to be a relative (see goel, this is complicated) to Naomi. Boaz is kind to her because he has heard of her loyalty and; who knows, maybe liked her too, probably. Ruth tells to Naomi of Boaz's kindness, she counsels her to ... well, seduce him. Everything goes well, and Ruth and Boaz marry, and Naomi lives with them. One of the few happy endings in the Bible. Boaz through this marriage became the great-grandfater of King David.

Reason

Good scan, EV, charming story and a beautiful painting, dated 1828, in the National Gallery, London. Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, (1794 – 1872) was a German painter was a leading figure in a group of artists called the Nazarenes, who painted biblical themes. Julius lived in Italy for a decade. The painting was inspired by Renaissance art following the clear colours and " the purity of form and spiritual values" of the period. He painted it in Munich, based on drawings he made in Italy.

Articles in which this image appears

Ruth (biblical figure), Goel - (A goel in the rabbinical tradition denotes a person who as the nearest relative, and who is charged with the duty of taking care of him/her) + c. 5 more

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings

Creator

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld,

• Support as nominator – Hafspajen (talk) 17:08, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
• Neutral Colourful but cracks are obvious. Exploringlife (talk) 20:10, 24 August 2015 (UTC)

• ^{Pst. That's a good sign. But I think you know that, no?} Hafspajen (talk) 20:53, 24 August 2015 (UTC)

• Support - I'm cracking up here...--Godot13 (talk) 20:26, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
• Conditional Support Oppose Isn't the description a bit non descriptive of the picture itself? It's definitely full of detail... But the picture itself doesn't convey that big of a story. It's like reading an article. Shorten it up, have it describe the picture better, has my vote. Dusty777 21:38, 24 August 2015 (UTC)

• OK, Dusty777, how about this? Julius was a German painter was a leading figure in a group of artists called the Nazarenes, who painted biblical themes. Julius lived in Italy for a decade. The painting was inspired by Renaissance art following the clear colours and " the purity of form and spiritual values" of the period. Otherwise, in old times the religious paintings were painted in the churches to illustrate the Bible stories, for those who couldn't read, and certain themes became a standard. In those times most people went to church regularly and knew exactly what the scene was showing. Woman in the field, gleaning + Bible story = bingo, that's Ruth. Nowadays, in this secularized times, most people never heard of the those old stories, so it's good to remind them of it sometimes. Hafspajen (talk) 03:06, 27 August 2015 (UTC)

• Yes, I agree. However, it fails to note when it was painted, where it was painted... Who was Julius? When did he live and die? Where is the painting now? While it's definitely worthy to post a brief synopsis of the story of Ruth, I would recommend keeping it short. A link to the full story is always readily available. Dusty777 21:54, 27 August 2015 (UTC)

• Sorry Dusty777, Julius is ... the creator. When it comes to a painting, the creator is always the painter, and it was linked. Not a very exiting guy, though. I usually link the painter in the intro too, anyway; but I had bit of a computer trouble, so I hoped the nom will make it like this, too. But then you dicovered it, of course... :) Link it now, add date. Hafspajen (talk) 18:56, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

• Yes, of course Julius is the creator. My point (One of of many, but let's not repeat it all for the sake of time and space) is that he is not mentioned in the description... Not at all. I'm afraid I can't support it. Dusty777 03:26, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

• Support Of course, it all goes wrong in Bible 2: Ruth's Revenge but that's another story. Belle (talk) 08:31, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
• Support --Tremonist (talk) 12:43, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
• Support —Jobas (talk) 09:34, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
• Support --Yann (talk) 22:38, 29 August 2015 (UTC)

Promoted File:Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld- Ruth im Feld des Boaz.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:11, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

• Added image to Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:11, 3 September 2015 (UTC)