Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/On the Island of Dr Moreau

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Oedipus and the Sphinx[edit]

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OriginalOedipus and the Sphinx, an 1864 painting by Gustave Moreau, depicting the meeting between Oedipus and the Sphinx on the road to Delphi.
Reason
High quality scan, interesting image. Don't think we have any Moreaus featured.
Articles in which this image appears
Oedipus and the Sphinx, Gustave Moreau
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Gustave Moreau
  • Support as nominator –  — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:54, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Hafspajen (talk) 04:45, 8 October 2014 (UTC) (nasty creature)[reply]
  • Support - The hand and foot at the bottom are a nice touch...--Godot13 (talk) 05:08, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Lovely painting on a mythological subject; a combination pretty well guaranteed to get my vote! ;-) SagaciousPhil - Chat 10:56, 8 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support: A remarkable painting and this Sphinx is one fine creature. Fylbecatulous talk 01:49, 9 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Oedipus and the Sphinx 1864.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:18, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]