Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Gian Lorenzo Bernini, self-portrait, c1623.jpg

File:Gian Lorenzo Bernini, self-portrait, c1623.jpg, featured

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Info created by Gian Lorenzo Bernini - uploaded & nominated by Scewing

Comment -- Bernini is frequently credited with inventing Baroque art. He was a badass architect, sculptor, painter, and playwright. Wikipedia says "he effectively became the successor of Michelangelo, far outshining other sculptors of his generation". This digital copy of his self-portrait is reproduced in amazing detail, and lets his talent speak for itself. View fullsize to see his brushstrokes, as well as some mold spotting on a ~400 year old painting. Scewing (talk) 02:59, 19 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Support nice one. metadata would be great. would you mind contacting your source for it? regards, PETER WEIS TALK 07:42, 19 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Jebulon (talk) 11:20, 19 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Steven Walling 19:44, 19 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support --MrPanyGoff 10:57, 20 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Schnobby (talk) 14:25, 20 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support Yann (talk) 16:01, 20 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support --IdLoveOne (talk) 16:23, 20 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Cayambe (talk) 14:56, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I find the image a bit yellowish... To confirm my impression a searched in google for images of the portrait and there are some with more natural colors. Assuming that this is a photo from the painting, how can we be sure that the color balance is close to reality?--Garrondo (talk) 19:08, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment you can't. the equipment needed to achieve results close to reality is no standard to many viewers and users on commons. note that the correct output would require a hardware calibrated display, a working environment suitable for evaluating (no distracting lights, 18% grey wallpaper) and other things. my assumption is, that this constellation is rather unlikely. the users/viewers featuring the aforementioned equipment could do the white balance. the average user with inferior hardware might receive different results on his display and tinker around with the image, until he thinks it fits for his very own environment. even the actual painting itself might not be visible with a correct white balance - think of the light situation in the museum/gallery. regards, PETER WEIS TALK 08:52, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Support--Garrondo (talk) 10:10, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed results:

Result: 9 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /George Chernilevsky ^talk 15:16, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This image will be added to the FP gallery: Non-photographic media