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Helst: Peace of Münster

Original - Banquet of the Amsterdam Civic Guard in Celebration of the 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 --mikaul^talk 13:47, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 14:07, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note - this image isn't actually used in the listed article, a lower quality version is, the image listed is currently only used in 1600-1650 in fashion. Guest9999 (talk) 14:45, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Ah, missed that. Fixed now. mikaul^talk 19:40, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Paris 16 (talk) 15:44, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Massimo Catarinella (talk) 20:35, 25 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Eustress (talk) 02:28, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support Quite a party - food, drink, weapons, and a live turkey, but where's the ladies? Sasata (talk) 04:08, 28 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- 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? Chick Bowen 17:33, 29 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - Could be. One thing's for sure, they liked their meat fresh in those days... mikaul^talk 11:56, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    - 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...)--Tufacave (talk) 13:33, 30 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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