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- The Wilton diptych
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The Wilton diptych; left-hand panel
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The Wilton diptych; right-hand panel
- Caption
- The Wilton Diptych (c. 1395-99); a small egg on oak portable diptych depicting Richard II of England kneeling before the Virgin and Child. The painting is described by the art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon as "the most beautiful dream of heaven to survive in all British art".
- Reason
- This is the finest British work of the International Gothic style
- Articles in which this image appears
- Wilton Diptych
- FP category for this image
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
- Creator
- Unknown English or French painter from the 1390s
- Support as nominator – SchroCat (talk) 14:57, 23 February 2015 (UTC)
- Support - Jobas (talk) 16:31, 23 February 2015 (UTC)
- Support Amazing quality. The tempera practically glitters. Étienne Dolet (talk) 23:44, 23 February 2015 (UTC)
- Support - Lapis lazuli, no? Hafspajen (talk) 13:31, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
- Support - Fantastic paintings. Great color, textural details, and composition. CorinneSD (talk) 18:28, 25 February 2015 (UTC)
Promoted File:Wilton diptych; left-hand panel.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:58, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
Promoted File:Wilton diptych; right-hand panel.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:58, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
- Added images to the Artwork category, as there is an article about the painting. Armbrust The Homunculus 14:58, 5 March 2015 (UTC)