Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Bellona (goddess)

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Bellona (goddess)[edit]

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OriginalBellona was an Ancient Roman goddess of war, corresponding to the Ancient Greek Enyo. She was called the sister of Mars, and in some sources, his wife or an associate of his female cult partner Nerio. This painting of the goddess, dating to 1633, was completed by Rembrandt.
Reason
High quality painting by a great master; useful illustration, has long been stable in the article. Underrepresented area.
Articles in which this image appears
Bellona (goddess), List of paintings by Rembrandt
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator
Rembrandt
  • Support as nominator –  — Crisco 1492 (talk) 18:41, 9 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Saw the reproduction before, the shield is epic. Brandmeistertalk 12:02, 10 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - Very nice.--Jobas (talk) 15:52, 10 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • This painting has some proportion- problems again, like some of Rembrandt's paintings and drawings, the shoulders are un-proportionally small compared to the body and head, she looks like laboratory flask - but alas the shield is really great, so having said that, still support. Only wish Rembrandt would have been more serious when taking drawing lessons. Hafspajen (talk) 11:34, 12 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – good scan with sufficient overall EV; she's certainly not depicted as the most attractive of models ... SagaciousPhil - Chat 09:16, 15 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Rreagan007 (talk) 00:42, 19 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Bellona, by Rembrandt van Rijn.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:44, 19 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]