imported>MER-C: Closed using FPC Closing Wizard

2009-02-02T07:10:49Z

New page

===[[Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Helst: Peace of Münster|Helst: Peace of Münster]]===

[[Image:Bartholomeus van der Helst, Banquet of the Amsterdam Civic Guard in Celebration of the Peace of Münster.jpg|thumb|250px|'''Original''' - ''Banquet of the Amsterdam Civic Guard in Celebration of the [[Peace of Westphalia|Peace of Münster]]'', painted 1648, exhibited at the [[Rijksmuseum]], [[Amsterdam]].]]
;Reason:Sublime, striking and beautifully-reproduced group portrait by one of [[Rembrandt]]'s more notable contemporaries. From the article: ''When [[Sir Joshua Reynolds]] visited Amsterdam in 1781, he praised the painting as "perhaps, the first picture of portraits in the world, comprehending more of those qualities which make a perfect portrait than any other I have ever seen". On June 25, 2006, Hans-Joachim Bohlmann intentionally damaged the painting by spraying lighter fuel onto the surface and lighting it.''
;Articles this image appears in:[[Bartholomeus van der Helst]]
;Creator:Bartholomeus van der Helst

* '''Support as nominator''' --[[user:MIckStephenson|mikaul]][[User_talk:MIckStephenson|talk]] 13:47, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
* '''Support''' [[User:Shoemaker's Holiday|Shoemaker's Holiday]] ([[User talk:Shoemaker's Holiday|talk]]) 14:07, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
*'''Note''' - this image isn't actually used in the listed article, a [[:File:Helst, Peace of Münster.jpg|lower quality version is]], the image listed is currently only used in [[1600-1650 in fashion]]. [[User:Guest9999|Guest9999]] ([[User talk:Guest9999|talk]]) 14:45, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
**Ah, missed that. Fixed now. [[user:MIckStephenson|mikaul]][[User_talk:MIckStephenson|talk]] 19:40, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
* '''Support''' --[[User:Paris 16|Paris 16]] ([[User talk:Paris 16|talk]]) 15:44, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
* '''Support''' --[[User:Massimo Catarinella|Massimo Catarinella]] ([[User talk:Massimo Catarinella|talk]]) 20:35, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
* '''Support''' --[[User:Eustress|Eustress]] ([[User talk:Eustress|talk]]) 02:28, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

* '''Support''' Quite a party - food, drink, weapons, and a live turkey, but where's the ladies? [[User:Sasata|Sasata]] ([[User talk:Sasata|talk]]) 04:08, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
**Surely it's not a turkey in Amsterdam in 1648 (though it does look like one). I'm not sure what it is, though. Some sort of goose? [[User:Chick Bowen|Chick Bowen]] 17:33, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
***Could be. One thing's for sure, they liked their meat fresh in those days... [[user:MIckStephenson|mikaul]][[User_talk:MIckStephenson|talk]] 11:56, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
****Turkeys were introduced into Britain in 1526 (by the trader William Strickland) - so I don't see why the people of Holland couldn't be enjoying a turkey more than 100 years later! (Although, to be fair, roasted goose was much more common at the time...)--[[User:Tufacave|Tufacave]] ([[User talk:Tufacave|talk]]) 13:33, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

{{FPCresult|Promoted|File:Bartholomeus van der Helst, Banquet of the Amsterdam Civic Guard in Celebration of the Peace of Münster.jpg}} [[User:MER-C|MER-C]] 07:10, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
{{-}}

<noinclude>[[Category:Featured picture nominations]] [[Category:Featured picture nominations/January 2009]]</noinclude>

Wiki143:Featured picture candidates/Helst: Peace of Münster - Revision history

imported>MER-C: Closed using FPC Closing Wizard