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)[reply]
Support. Borderline on the res, but what an amazing painting. Samsara (talk • contribs) 20:39, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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)[reply]
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)[reply]
Support per freaky skull. :) As suggested above, would love to see a larger version. faithless (^speak) 09:32, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support Could we get a larger file, please? Durova^Charge! 17:14, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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

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