Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Holbein's "The Ambassadors"

Holbein's "The Ambassadors"

Original - The Ambassadors, a 1533 oil painting by Hans Holbein the Younger, is thought to represent Jean de Dinteville, French ambassador to England in 1533 (on the left), and Georges de Selve, a bishop, on the right. The bottom of the image also features a striking image of a human skull, depicted in anamorphic perspective, such that it is best observed from a viewer nearly to the side of the painting.

Reason

(1) Good scan of interesting Renaissance portrait; (2) dude-- what's the deal with that freaky skull.

Articles this image appears in

Hans Holbein the Younger, The Ambassadors (Holbein), Ushak carpet, Anamorphosis, Georges de Selve

Creator

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1497-1543.

• Support as nominator Spikebrennan (talk) 19:21, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
• Support. Borderline on the res, but what an amazing painting. Samsara (talk • contribs) 20:39, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
• Oppose - For a painting which is more than 2 x 2 meters, this reproduction is really too small -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 23:36, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
• Weak Oppose. Gotta go with Alvesgaspar on this one. If you can get a larger version, I will definitely support. Clegs (talk) 02:39, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
• Support per freaky skull. :) As suggested above, would love to see a larger version. faithless (^speak) 09:32, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
• Weak support Could we get a larger file, please? Durova^Charge! 17:14, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

this is a larger scan, but I think it's more artifacted. Do you agree? Spikebrennan (talk) 18:56, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Doesn't appear to be a photographic issue of a file issue. I've never seen the original; is your nominated version a restoration? Durova^Charge! 11:58, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

I have no idea; check the image page for clues. I am neither a photographer nor a photo restorer; I just troll Wikipedia for images that have been uploaded by others and nominate them if they strike me as worthy of nomination. Spikebrennan (talk) 21:59, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Dang, wish I had time this week. The Navajo family took several days and someone asked me to work on the Warsaw Ghetto uprising for a Commons FP nom. Drop this into the workshop if it doesn't pass? Usually I work on photography, but I've done a few other media lately... Durova^Charge! 06:31, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

• Oppose, amazing painting but... it's the scan that matters. gren グレン 06:17, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
• Oppose per Alvesgaspar and gren. Pstuart84 Talk 19:04, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Not promoted MER-C 07:49, 18 February 2008 (UTC)