Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/The Course of Empire

The Course of Empire[edit]

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The Savage State
The Arcadian or Pastoral State
The Consummation of Empire
Destruction
Desolation

Original: The Course of Empire is a series of five paintings by American artist Thomas Cole made in 1833–36. It shows five historical stages of Ancient Rome, from humble beginnings to collapse and desolation.
Reason: The ultimate versions have been finally retrieved. Although their extraction crashed and froze mine and others' browsers, user Hunsu was able to help me.
Articles in which this image appears: The Course of Empire (paintings)
FP category for this image: Paintings
Creator: Thomas Cole

Support as nominator – Brandmeister^talk 20:31, 26 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support Though I don't think there would have been a problem if the uploaders had only taken the image at 80% size; there is a bit of softness here. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:24, 26 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support I did a jigsaw puzzle of Consummation when I broke my leg (after I broke my leg; it wasn't so dangerous a jigsaw that it caused me to break my leg); it was flipping (you know what I mean by flipping) hard. Some Belle backstory; you didn't ask for it or want it? I don't believe that. Belle (talk) 07:58, 27 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Flipping out? Sca (talk) 14:57, 27 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

We want more stories! ;o) Yann (talk) 22:23, 29 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Be careful what you wish for or I might post the X-rays. Belle (talk) 22:48, 29 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think it is Rome though; just some imaginary Romanesque civ. Belle (talk) 08:01, 27 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Jobas (talk) 09:27, 27 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Tremonist (talk) 12:29, 27 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose – There does seem to be something rather indistinct about these scans. I gather the series was intended as a sort of pictorial cautionary tale? Sca (talk) 14:57, 27 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Yann (talk) 22:23, 29 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Hafspajen (talk) 18:44, 31 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Godot13 (talk) 04:10, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Per Sca - these are scans from rather dusty transparencies, they all need fixing. --Janke | Talk 07:56, 3 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Cole Thomas The Course of Empire The Savage State 1836.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:57, 5 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Cole Thomas The Course of Empire The Arcadian or Pastoral State 1836.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:57, 5 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Cole Thomas The Consummation The Course of the Empire 1836.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:57, 5 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Cole Thomas The Course of Empire Destruction 1836.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:57, 5 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Cole Thomas The Course of Empire Desolation 1836.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:57, 5 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]