Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) - Sewing (1898)

William-Adolphe Bouguereau - Sewing (1898)

Original - William-Adolphe Bouguereau was considered one of the painters of the late 1900s. Tastes changed in the 1920s, and his work was forgotten for a time, but interest was renewed by 1984, and his works have returned to popularity, being displayed in museums worldwide. In the late 19th century, and, indeed, well into the 20th, sewing was considered a necessary accomplishment for any woman, and young girls were trained in it from a young age, and this painting captures a scene of a young girl practicing this art.

Reason

Like many people, I'm a huge fan of William-Adolphe Bouguereau, and this is a fine reproduction, showing off his very delicate use of flesh tones, and ability to capture expressions extremely well.

Articles this image appears in

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (gallery), Sewing (Note: Newly added)

Creator

William-Adolphe Bouguereau

• Support as nominator Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 16:02, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
• What makes this noisy, slightly soft focussed, and not particularly high res reproduction stand out among all other pictures in the article? How much value is it adding to the article where it only shows up in a gallery? --Dschwen 16:07, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Is WP:ILIKEIT a good enough reason? =) Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 18:54, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
    • Uhm, did you actually read that page?! --Dschwen 19:55, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
      • I agree with Dschwen. The noise in the skirt detracts from the quality of the photo. And is it just me or does the first sentence in the caption make no sense? Bobbit bob (talk) 06:45, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
        • Mathematician talk :) :D\=< (talk) 18:54, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
• Oppose as far too soft/noise reduced - Any detail of the painting technique is lost. Far better scans of William-Adolphe Bouguereau images on commons - Peripitus (Talk) 06:21, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Not promoted MER-C 08:18, 15 March 2008 (UTC)