Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Vermeer's astronomer
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- Reason
- One of Vermeer's best known works in Louvre. It is a high quality Google Art Project scan with excellent EV.
- Articles in which this image appears
- The Astronomer (Vermeer) +10
- FP category for this image
- Paintings
- Creator
- Johannes Vermeer/Louvre Museum
- Support as nominator – The Herald (Benison) (talk) 10:53, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support - If there's a window on the left, it's a Vermeer... ;-) --Janke | Talk 15:10, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support, but wonder if the greenish tint is faithful to the original... Brandmeistertalk 19:51, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
- Probably a mixture of varnish, pigment discolouration, and intentional palette choice. But it's hard to tell for sure without a trip to the Louvre. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.9% of all FPs. 16:40, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:20, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
- Support. MER-C 09:38, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
Promoted File:Johannes Vermeer - The Astronomer - 1668.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:54, 18 May 2024 (UTC)