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The Fiancee of Belus

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Original – The Fiancee of Belus is a painting by French artist Henri-Paul Motte based on a fanciful Babylonian ritual associated with deity Belus (Bel). According to that ritual, Bel was offered a girl who sat on the lap of the Bel's statue overnight, and then was replaced by another, all of whom were the winners of daily beauty contests.

Reason

While the Musée d'Orsay website has only a small version, the painting was digitized in high-res before the acquisition by its current owner.

Articles in which this image appears

The Fiancee of Belus

FP category for this image

Artwork/Paintings

Creator

Henri-Paul Motte

• Support as nominator – Brandmeister^talk 12:17, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
• Support – sufficient resolution, and has its own article. sst✈ 16:41, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
• Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:35, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
• Support —  Here, the exposure appears to be on the button, both shadows and highlights come out beautifully. --Janke | Talk 16:41, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
• Support. the resolution and exposure are spot on here. FreeatlastChitchat (talk) 04:34, 10 January 2016 (UTC)
• Support – Yann (talk) 20:13, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Promoted File:Henri Motte - La fiancée de Bélus (1885).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:18, 14 January 2016 (UTC)