Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Dome of the Rock, Facade (2008) 02.jpg

Ceramic tiled façade, Dome of the Rock
Voting period ends on 15 Feb 2013 at 07:21:33 (UTC)
 * Reason:High quality and EV; Illustrative of the use of ceramic tiles for architectural and decorative purposes.
 * Articles in which this image appears:The Dome of the Rock
 * FP category for this image:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
 * Creator:Godot13 (talk) 07:21, 6 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Support as nominator --Godot13 (talk) 07:21, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
 * While it has decent EV as t is, and I support, shouldn't it be in İznik pottery? Adam Cuerden (talk) 03:42, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
 * You are correct. Link in description changed to main İznik pottery article, and image added. -Godot13 (talk) 05:57, 7 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Comment These beautiful tiles are not from Iznik. They were made in Jerusalem by potters that probably originated from Persia (Tabriz). Many of the tiles were produced using the cuerda seca technique. In contrast the potters from Iznik only used the underglaze technique. Also, I believe that potters from Iznik didn't use the yellow colouring. I can supply a bunch of references if you have doubts. Aa77zz (talk) 11:17, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm waiting on the nominator's response to this before I !vote. JJ Harrison (talk) 01:19, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I am always willing to learn. I notice Aa77zz has changed one of the articles I relied on for my information Dome of the Rock. While I still think the image has EV as part of the Dome of the Rock and the craftsmanship of the period, I would welcome some references so that I may understand the difference between Iznik versus non-Iznik tiles. And thank you for clarifying the description of the image. May I amend the reason for nomination? Best, Godot13 (talk) 15:16, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I've updated the description of the photograph on Commons and added a reference. I have several books and none connect the redecoration of the Dome of the Rock with Iznik. For example: Carswell, John (2006) [1998], Iznik Pottery, London: British Museum Press, ISBN 978-0-7141-2441-4, p. 73.: "Although there was an independent band of Persian potters continuing to work in Istanbul, in the cuerda seca tradition, they had been exclusively employed for the decoration of a number of royal monuments. These included .... It was almost certainly this same group of Persian potters who were designated to carry out the decoration of the Dome of the Rock during the mid-sixteenth century. In Jerusalem, the Persian potters advanced from the older techniques of tile mosaic and cuerda seca to develop true underglaze decoration. This major project, which they successfully carried through to its conclusion in AD 1556, may have had a direct influence on the development of the Iznik industry, as the source of tiles nearer home."


 * Also: Porter, Venetia (1995), Islamic Tiles, London: British Museum Press, ISBN 978-0-7141-1456-9, p. 103: "The first of these architectural projects was the refurbishment of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. For this, one of the group of Tabriz tilemakers, 'Abdallah Tabrizi, led a team of craftsmen who, on site, produced tiles in tile mosaic, cuerda seca and underglaze which have dates inscribed on them of AH 952/AD 1545 and 959/1551-2. In Damascus, Süleyman commissioned the Süleymaniye mosque and madrasah in 1554, whose tiles are likely to have been made by the same group of craftsmen once they had completed the Jerusalem commission." Aa77zz (talk) 18:35, 8 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Support --LlamaAl (talk) 00:58, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Weak oppose It certainly looks interesting, but the angle just seems too off for me.  S ven M anguard   Wha?  02:06, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Very thorough! Image title, caption, and reason for nomination amended to exclude specific reference to Iznik. Godot13 (talk) 06:11, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Support Tomer T (talk) 16:44, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

--Armbrust The Homunculus 07:22, 15 February 2013 (UTC)