Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gideon

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Original – Joshua, while aiding the besieged city of Gibeon, asks God to steady the Sun so that his army have more time to fight in daylight. Released in 1818, it was breakthrough work of John Martin.

Reason

A beautiful, Romantic-style painting in the public domain

Articles in which this image appears

Book of Joshua, Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings

Creator

John Martin

• Support as nominator – — ImaginesTigers (talk) 22:47, 16 July 2025 (UTC)
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• Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:01, 19 July 2025 (UTC)
• Support. MER-C 11:15, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
• Support – Hounaam (talk) 10:29, 21 July 2025 (UTC)
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• Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:48, 26 July 2025 (UTC)

Promoted File:Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon (1816) John Martin - NGA 2004.64.1.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:56, 27 July 2025 (UTC)