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File:Westfaelischer Friede in Muenster (Gerard Terborch 1648).jpg, not featured[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes.Voting period ends on 7 May 2014 at 09:15:23 (UTC)
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A noteable historical event, from a noteable artist [[1]]
  •  Info created by Gerard_ter_Borch - uploaded by User:STBR - nominated by User:godhulii_1985 -- Godhulii 1985 (talk) 09:15, 28 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support -- Godhulii 1985 (talk) 09:15, 28 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support --Martin Falbisoner (talk) 15:14, 28 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Oppose -- Amandajm (talk) 10:09, 30 April 2014 (UTC) The problems are two: The tone has been lightened to a point that defies the artist's "tonal composition". This lessens the intensity by removing the dark background against which the figures are contrasted. Just because there are some details in the woodwork of the panelling doesn't mean that it requires lightening to a point where it all becomes clearly visible. The effect of bleaching out the shadows means that shadows on the faces have also been lost, so they lack intensity. In other place, there is a serious loss of form, because tone is one of the ways in which the artist creates form. This is particularly noticeable on the red cloak to the right, and the flag- in the less-adjusted images the form of the flag, and its hanging vertical edge is much more pronounced. Secondly, the colours have ben changed. The whole colour palette has been made warm, rather than cool. The blacks, which should be slightly greenish black, are blue-black. The robe of the Franciscan friar to the right has seriously changed colour. All the greys which should be a slightly yellowed or greenish grey are blue grey. This is wrong. The browns are also affected. They are too warm; the chair in the foreground is the best test. The golds are all too warm. Once again, the chair is the test. Its metal fittings and studs would be yellowish brass, as would the hanging candelabra, not warm pinkish gold. Lastly, because all the reddish-browns have become truly red, one gentleman now has a moustache of a hue that is really extraordinary![reply]
It is good to see such a high resolution image, but the colour and tone needs fixing. I also should comment that it is not really appropriate to crop the bottom of an image just because it has a cast shadow. It changes the composition of the artist's work. With Photoshop, you could isolate the floor in the foreground and make the shadow much lighter.
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Result: 2 support, 1 oppose, 0 neutral → not featured. /A.Savin 13:31, 7 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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