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issues (blur and noise, namely). Considering the circumstances, it has to be this way, as the creator stated: "This picture is indeed a 'detail'. It is a museum picture, and it is impossible to take a good enough one of the whole composition, because of the lack of distance, the glass reflections, or the back light, or the contre-jour... It was for me the only way to show this 'cavalier', sorry."
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this from being FP quality. As a museum piece behind glass photographed hand-held, fitting a horse in frame (think of the size) would have been almost impossible to do well and without introducing distracting elements (glass corners, reflections, museum plaques, bases, supports, etc) or quality
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I find this to be eye-catching and unusual (for FPC). However, I can’t see any use for all that surrounding black; it could be cropped tighter. Notwithstanding that quibble, support based on the subject matter and the lighting and overall quality.
267:. Terrible composition. Way too much headroom and totally random aspect ratio. I know aesthetics aren't that important here, but for a modern reproducible photo it should at least utilize some basic concepts of good photographic composition. 93: 259: 328: 295: 208:
Very well, as it appears now it looks like it is in the open air (kudos to the photographer) and I was unaware of it being behind glass. I've struck my oppose but I'm not quite ready to support.
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per Kaldari and: I think the background don't fit to the picture; it is way too unrealistic. I would have desired another background, like in a museum or "repairshop" or mortuary.--
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As far as I can tell, the rest of the horse has been preserved too. I think the whole horse should be there for this to be of FP quality.
440: 246:- I suspect it's as good as we'll get for the subject, and the subject is eye-catching enough to stop a fellow in his tracks. -- 445: 17: 303:; I like it, and I think the EV is solid, and I think it's eyecatching. The technical quality is just a tad lacking for me. 114: 26: 400:
Support crop, but what are the chances to crop out the two white bars? (the one in the back should be easy).
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Because it's creepy and different, :) Will soon be featured on Commons:
61:(flayed figure) of a horseman and his horse, prepared by anatomist 69:
in Paris. Fragonard was the first professor of anatomy at the
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Promoted File:Écorché cavalier Fragonard Alfort 1 edit1.jpg
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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes.
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Knowledge:Featured picture candidates
Écorché by Honoré Fragonard

Honoré Fragonard
Musée Fragonard d'Alfort

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Honoré Fragonard
Musée Fragonard d'Alfort
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Jebulon
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16:10, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
Greg L
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20:03, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
Cowtowner
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21:34, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

Maedin\
22:52, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
Cowtowner
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23:06, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
Avenue
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14:05, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
Ser Amantio di Nicolao
Lo dicono a Signa.

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