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File:Lucretius pointing to the casus.jpg, featured[edit]
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Info The frontispiece of 1682 translation of De rerum natura by Roman poet Lucretius. It is a rare illustration of ancient atomism, other illustrations are usually more generic mythological pictures such as Venus as a personification of nature. This picture depicts the poet with a laurel wreath and writing materials. He points to the downward movement of the atoms which make up the the world according to the Epicurean natural philosophy. The atoms are descending from a (eternally revolving) celestial globe of Chance. The dots descending are also a reference to poet's image of dust motes dancing in a sunbeam, analogous to the random movement of the atoms. The natural processes create various life forms, in this case elephants and unicorns instead of dinosaurs. - uploaded by Cbaile19 - nominated by Thi -- Thi (talk) 20:00, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
Support -- Thi (talk) 20:00, 7 January 2024 (UTC)- Support Great and really interesting! But please copy all this fascinating info to the image caption rather than here where no one will see it Cmao20 (talk) 22:10, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
- Support Not the most elaborate and artistic engraving from the 17th century, but nice and with an especially interesting, rarely illustrated subject. Many editions of classical texts from that time feature frontispices showing the author in some solemn pose, but making Lucretius point at the casus, one of the most tricky points in Epicurean atomism, is highly original. Note the cute animals in the foregrund ;–). --Aristeas (talk) 11:19, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
- Support Certainly an important piece of art history and worthy of being featured. -- Radomianin (talk) 12:10, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
- Support I really like it. Would cropping out the author name be a good edit? Still would support without the crop. --SDudley (talk) 03:58, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Llez (talk) 10:22, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
- Support--Agnes Monkelbaan (talk) 13:36, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
- Support --Giles Laurent (talk) 08:54, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
- Support --MZaplotnik(talk) 11:32, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
- Support ★ 18:18, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
Confirmed results:
Result: 10 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /-- Radomianin (talk) 21:17, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
This image will be added to the FP gallery: Non-photographic_media/Printed#Book_illustrations_in_black_and_white
