Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Augustus

Augustus of Prima Porta

Original - A 2.04 m statue of Augustus Caesar, found in 1863 and on display today at the Vatican Museums. Cupid, son of Venus, rides on a dolphin at his feet, a reference to the claim that the Julian Family was descended from Venus.

Reason: Good size and technical quality, enc. for the man himself (facial features are accurate) as well as for the sculpture styles of the culture (Greek/Hellenistic inspirations and styles)
Articles this image appears in: Augustus, Augustus of Prima Porta, Roman Empire, Military, Vatican Museums
Creator

Support as nominator Malachirality (talk) 02:31, 23 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Poor lighting, dark splotches everywhere, chromatic aberration, and I really don't like the composition. TheOtherSiguy (talk) 02:49, 23 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose: by TheOtherSiguy. And it's not sharp enough, too. —αἰτίας •discussion• 03:40, 23 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Oppose An encyclopedic image, but due to technical concerns it cannot be an FP. A better picture can be taken. --Shark face 217 07:22, 28 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Oppose As above & Compression errors. Teque5 (talk) 00:04, 30 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 02:10, 30 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]