Jump to content

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/The Immaculate Conception (Tiepolo)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 15 Nov 2016 at 01:52:37 (UTC)

OriginalThe Immaculate Conception is a painting by Italian painter Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. It depicts the Virgin Mary, surrounded by angels and crowned with the circle of stars. She is shown trampling a snake, representing her victory over the devil. The lilies and the rose are references to hortus conclusus, and symbolize Mary's love, virginity and purity.
Reason
extremely high quality scan of a notable painting, and therefore high EV
Articles in which this image appears
The Immaculate Conception (Tiepolo), Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Museo del Prado
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Promoted File:The Immaculate Conception, by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, from Prado in Google Earth.jpg Bammesk (talk) 03:57, 17 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]