Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Shakuntala by Raja Ravi Varma

Shakuntala by Raja Ravi Varma
Voting period ends on 16 Jul 2021  at 14:28:21 (UTC)
 * Reason:
 * High quality
 * Notable in its own right: Yes, the painter is very reputed and this painting is one of the his most famous paintings. Has Wikipedia article, see Shakuntala (Raja Ravi Varma).
 * Of high artistic merit: Yes, this painting is regarded as one of the most influential modern Indian painting.
 * Of high historic merit: Yes, see the above point
 * Of high illustrative merit: Yes this painting is used to illustrate from Shakuntala to History of clothing and textiles (see below)
 * Articles in which this image appears:History of clothing and textiles, Indian painting, Culture of India, Clothing in India, Women in Hinduism, History of clothing in the Indian subcontinent, Indian art, Shakuntala (Raja Ravi Varma), History of Bihar, Kalidasa, Shakuntala, Shakuntala (play), Mundum Neriyathum, Kasta sari, Adi Parva, Siddhivinayak Mahaganapati Temple
 * FP category for this image:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
 * Creator:Raja Ravi Varma


 * Support as nominator – . 245CMR . •👥📜 14:28, 6 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment What's the reference/reason for the colour alterations from the source? Belle (talk) 14:40, 6 July 2021 (UTC)
 * See The company features the works of the artist. I don't think there is any significant colour alteration from the source, but you can ask, the uploader of the latest version. . 245CMR . •👥📜 14:46, 6 July 2021 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure. I used to adjust the color balance in my previous uploads, but it was a point of contention especially from those with museum curation background. So nowadays I upload stuff as-is. I doubt that it changed on the Google Arts side, as I saw that a new ID gets assigned. For example, the Stoclet Frieze by Klimt has been uploaded twice. In any case, please feel free to reupload the image if it is clear that there is a difference. Avindra talk 14:56, 6 July 2021 (UTC)
 * The colour is noticeably different from the original upload. It's better looking but unless there is some reference for the change it probably shouldn't be changed (unless you put it in day glo colours on a black background in which case I'd definitely support) Belle (talk) 01:00, 7 July 2021 (UTC)
 * That's is an old version and the latest version is taken from this website which has access to the artist's works. Most probably, the yellow varnish has been removed and cleaned. . 245CMR . •👥📜 02:22, 7 July 2021 (UTC)

--Armbrust The Homunculus 17:01, 16 July 2021 (UTC)