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href="/wiki/Jacob_van_Ruisdael" title="Jacob van Ruisdael">Jacob van Ruisdael</a>.</figcaption></figure> <hr/> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><i>This </i>Signpost<i> "Featured content" report covers material promoted from 31 January to 6 February.<br/>Text may be adapted from the respective articles and lists; see their page histories for attribution.</i></b></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Featured_articles" data-mw-thread-id="h-Featured_articles-signpost-article-title"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Featured_articles-signpost-article-title"></span>Featured articles<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Featured_articles-signpost-article-title"></span></h3></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Triturus_marmoratus1.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Triturus_marmoratus1.JPG/250px-Triturus_marmoratus1.JPG" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Triturus_marmoratus1.JPG/375px-Triturus_marmoratus1.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Triturus_marmoratus1.JPG/500px-Triturus_marmoratus1.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1360" data-file-height="1020"/></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Marbled_newt" title="Marbled newt">marbled newt</a> is a <i><a href="/wiki/Triturus" title="Triturus">Triturus</a></i> species.</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fabio_Aru_Red_Jersey_-_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a_2015.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Fabio_Aru_Red_Jersey_-_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a_2015.JPG/250px-Fabio_Aru_Red_Jersey_-_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a_2015.JPG" decoding="async" width="250" height="313" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Fabio_Aru_Red_Jersey_-_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a_2015.JPG/375px-Fabio_Aru_Red_Jersey_-_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a_2015.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Fabio_Aru_Red_Jersey_-_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a_2015.JPG/500px-Fabio_Aru_Red_Jersey_-_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a_2015.JPG 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="1000"/></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Fabio_Aru" title="Fabio Aru">Fabio Aru</a> took his first <a href="/wiki/Grand_Tour_(cycling)" title="Grand Tour (cycling)">Grand Tour</a> win at the <a href="/wiki/2015_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a" title="2015 Vuelta a España">2015 Vuelta a España</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Three <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_articles" title="Wikipedia:Featured articles">featured articles</a> were promoted this week. </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Triturus" title="Triturus"><i>Triturus</i></a></b> <small><i>(<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Triturus/archive2" title="Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Triturus/archive2">nominated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Tylototriton" title="User:Tylototriton">Tylototriton</a>)</i></small> is a genus comprising the crested and the marbled newts, which are found from Great Britain through most of continental Europe to westernmost Siberia, Anatolia, and the Caspian Sea region. They live and breed in vegetation-rich ponds or similar aquatic habitats for two to six months and usually spend the rest of the year in shady, protection-rich land habitats close to their breeding sites. Although not immediately threatened, the genus suffers from population declines.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Jacob_van_Ruisdael" title="Jacob van Ruisdael">Jacob van Ruisdael</a></b> <small><i>(<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Jacob_van_Ruisdael/archive2" title="Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Jacob van Ruisdael/archive2">nominated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Edwininlondon" title="User:Edwininlondon">Edwininlondon</a>)</i></small> (circa 1629–1682) was a Dutch painter, draughtsman, and etcher, who is generally considered the pre-eminent landscape painter of the Dutch Golden Age. Ruisdael's work was in demand in the Dutch Republic during his lifetime, and today it's spread across private and institutional collections around the world (like the National Gallery in London, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam or the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg). He shaped landscape painting traditions worldwide, from the English Romantics to the Barbizon School in France, and the Hudson River School in the United States, and influenced generations of Dutch landscape artists.</li> <li>Liverpool F.C. is a Premier League football club based in Liverpool, England. <b><a href="/wiki/History_of_Liverpool_F.C._(1959%E2%80%9385)" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Liverpool F.C. (1959–85)">Its history from 1959 to 1985</a></b> <small><i>(<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/History_of_Liverpool_F.C._(1959%E2%80%9385)/archive1" title="Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/History of Liverpool F.C. (1959–85)/archive1">nominated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:NapHit" title="User:NapHit">NapHit</a>)</i></small> covers the period from the appointment of Bill Shankly as manager to the Heysel Stadium disaster and its aftermath. In 1962 the club regained it's place in the Football League First Division, and won the championship ten times during this time-frame. They also won the FA Cup (2x), the League Cup (4x), the European Cup (4x) and the UEFA Cup (2x).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Featured_lists" data-mw-thread-id="h-Featured_lists-signpost-article-title"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Featured_lists-signpost-article-title"></span>Featured lists<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Featured_lists-signpost-article-title"></span></h3></div> <p>One <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_lists" title="Wikipedia:Featured lists">featured list</a> was promoted this week. </p> <ul><li>Charlize Theron (born 1975) is a <a href="/wiki/South_African" class="mw-disambig" title="South African">South African</a> and <a href="/wiki/Americans" title="Americans">American</a> actress, producer and fashion model. <b><a href="/wiki/Charlize_Theron_filmography" title="Charlize Theron filmography">Her filmography</a></b> <small><i>(<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_list_candidates/Charlize_Theron_filmography/archive1" title="Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Charlize Theron filmography/archive1">nominated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Cowlibob" title="User:Cowlibob">Cowlibob</a>)</i></small> includes forty-three films (including <i>Hollywood Confidential</i>) and eight television episodes. Four of her films are in the post-production stage, while she's currently filming <i>The Coldest City</i>. Theron is also an active in the field of producing with six films and a television pilot.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Featured_topics" data-mw-thread-id="h-Featured_topics-signpost-article-title"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Featured_topics-signpost-article-title"></span>Featured topics<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Featured_topics-signpost-article-title"></span></h3></div> <p>One <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics" title="Wikipedia:Featured topics">featured topic</a> was promoted this week. </p> <ul><li>The <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics/2015_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a" title="Wikipedia:Featured topics/2015 Vuelta a España">2015 Vuelta a España</a></b> <small><i>(<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topic_candidates/2015_Vuelta_a_Espa%C3%B1a/archive1" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Featured topic candidates/2015 Vuelta a España/archive1">nominated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Relentlessly" title="User:Relentlessly">Relentlessly</a>)</i></small> was a three-week Grand Tour cycling race. The race was the 70th edition of the Vuelta a España and took place principally in Spain, although two stages took place partly or wholly in Andorra. This topic contains one featured article, one featured list and two good articles.</li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Featured_pictures" data-mw-thread-id="h-Featured_pictures-signpost-article-title"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Featured_pictures-signpost-article-title"></span>Featured pictures<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Featured_pictures-signpost-article-title"></span></h3></div> <p>Nine <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_pictures" title="Wikipedia:Featured pictures">featured pictures</a> were promoted this week. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 303.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 301.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lagu_Kenangan_(1953;_obverse).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Promotional flyer for Lagu Kenangan (created by the Persari Film Corporation; restored and nominated by Crisco 1492)"><img alt="Promotional flyer for Lagu Kenangan (created by the Persari Film Corporation; restored and nominated by Crisco 1492)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Lagu_Kenangan_%281953%3B_obverse%29.jpg/452px-Lagu_Kenangan_%281953%3B_obverse%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="302" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Lagu_Kenangan_%281953%3B_obverse%29.jpg/678px-Lagu_Kenangan_%281953%3B_obverse%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Lagu_Kenangan_%281953%3B_obverse%29.jpg/904px-Lagu_Kenangan_%281953%3B_obverse%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5500" data-file-height="4103"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><b>Promotional flyer for <i><a href="/wiki/Lagu_Kenangan" title="Lagu Kenangan">Lagu Kenangan</a></i></b><br/><small><i>(created by the Persari Film Corporation; restored and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Lagu_Kenangan_2" title="Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Lagu Kenangan 2">nominated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Crisco_1492" title="User:Crisco 1492">Crisco 1492</a>)</i></small></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 176px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 174px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Your_motherland_will_never_forget_-_restoration.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Your Motherland Will Never Forget (created by Joseph Simpson; restored and nominated by Adam Cuerden)"><img alt="Your Motherland Will Never Forget (created by Joseph Simpson; restored and nominated by Adam Cuerden)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Your_motherland_will_never_forget_-_restoration.jpg/261px-Your_motherland_will_never_forget_-_restoration.jpg" decoding="async" width="174" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Your_motherland_will_never_forget_-_restoration.jpg/392px-Your_motherland_will_never_forget_-_restoration.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Your_motherland_will_never_forget_-_restoration.jpg/523px-Your_motherland_will_never_forget_-_restoration.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1740" data-file-height="2244"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><i><b>Your Motherland Will Never Forget</b></i><br/><small><i>(created by <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Simpson_(artist)" title="Joseph Simpson (artist)">Joseph Simpson</a>; restored and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Your_Motherland_Will_Never_Forget_redux" title="Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Your Motherland Will Never Forget redux">nominated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Adam_Cuerden" title="User:Adam Cuerden">Adam Cuerden</a>)</i></small></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 627.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 625.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yellowing_of_thorium_lenses.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Yellowing of thorium lenses (created by El Grafo; nominated by Pine)"><img alt="Yellowing of thorium lenses (created by El Grafo; nominated by Pine)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Yellowing_of_thorium_lenses.jpg/938px-Yellowing_of_thorium_lenses.jpg" decoding="async" width="626" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Yellowing_of_thorium_lenses.jpg/1408px-Yellowing_of_thorium_lenses.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Yellowing_of_thorium_lenses.jpg/1875px-Yellowing_of_thorium_lenses.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4734" data-file-height="1702"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><b>Yellowing of <a href="/wiki/Thorium" title="Thorium">thorium</a> lenses</b><br/><small><i>(created by <a href="/wiki/User:El_Grafo" title="User:El Grafo">El Grafo</a>; <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Yellowing_of_thorium_lenses" title="Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Yellowing of thorium lenses">nominated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Pine" title="User:Pine">Pine</a>)</i></small></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 285.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 283.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Civil_Rights_March_on_Washington,_D.C._(Dr._Martin_Luther_King,_Jr._and_Mathew_Ahmann_in_a_crowd.)_-_NARA_-_542015_-_Restoration.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Martin Luther King, Jr. (created by Rowland Scherman; restored and nominated by Adam Cuerden)"><img alt="Martin Luther King, Jr. (created by Rowland Scherman; restored and nominated by Adam Cuerden)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Civil_Rights_March_on_Washington%2C_D.C._%28Dr._Martin_Luther_King%2C_Jr._and_Mathew_Ahmann_in_a_crowd.%29_-_NARA_-_542015_-_Restoration.jpg/425px-Civil_Rights_March_on_Washington%2C_D.C._%28Dr._Martin_Luther_King%2C_Jr._and_Mathew_Ahmann_in_a_crowd.%29_-_NARA_-_542015_-_Restoration.jpg" decoding="async" width="284" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Civil_Rights_March_on_Washington%2C_D.C._%28Dr._Martin_Luther_King%2C_Jr._and_Mathew_Ahmann_in_a_crowd.%29_-_NARA_-_542015_-_Restoration.jpg/638px-Civil_Rights_March_on_Washington%2C_D.C._%28Dr._Martin_Luther_King%2C_Jr._and_Mathew_Ahmann_in_a_crowd.%29_-_NARA_-_542015_-_Restoration.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Civil_Rights_March_on_Washington%2C_D.C._%28Dr._Martin_Luther_King%2C_Jr._and_Mathew_Ahmann_in_a_crowd.%29_-_NARA_-_542015_-_Restoration.jpg/850px-Civil_Rights_March_on_Washington%2C_D.C._%28Dr._Martin_Luther_King%2C_Jr._and_Mathew_Ahmann_in_a_crowd.%29_-_NARA_-_542015_-_Restoration.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1974" data-file-height="1565"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><b><a href="/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Martin Luther King, Jr.">Martin Luther King, Jr.</a></b><br/><small><i>(created by Rowland Scherman; restored and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Martin_Luther_King_at_the_March_on_Washington" title="Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Martin Luther King at the March on Washington">nominated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Adam_Cuerden" title="User:Adam Cuerden">Adam Cuerden</a>)</i></small></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 142px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 140px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Johann_Strauss_II_by_Fritz_Luckhardt.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Johann Strauss II (created by Fritz Luckhardt; restored and nominated by Adam Cuerden)"><img alt="Johann Strauss II (created by Fritz Luckhardt; restored and nominated by Adam Cuerden)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Johann_Strauss_II_by_Fritz_Luckhardt.jpg/210px-Johann_Strauss_II_by_Fritz_Luckhardt.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Johann_Strauss_II_by_Fritz_Luckhardt.jpg/315px-Johann_Strauss_II_by_Fritz_Luckhardt.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Johann_Strauss_II_by_Fritz_Luckhardt.jpg/419px-Johann_Strauss_II_by_Fritz_Luckhardt.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1504" data-file-height="2417"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><b><a href="/wiki/Johann_Strauss_II" title="Johann Strauss II">Johann Strauss II</a></b><br/><small><i>(created by <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Luckhardt" class="extiw" title="de:Fritz Luckhardt">Fritz Luckhardt</a>; restored and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Johann_Strauss_II" title="Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Johann Strauss II">nominated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Adam_Cuerden" title="User:Adam Cuerden">Adam Cuerden</a>)</i></small></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 339.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 337.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Adelie_Penguins_on_iceberg.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Adélie penguins (created by Jason Auch; nominated by Brandmeister)"><img alt="Adélie penguins (created by Jason Auch; nominated by Brandmeister)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Adelie_Penguins_on_iceberg.jpg/506px-Adelie_Penguins_on_iceberg.jpg" decoding="async" width="338" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Adelie_Penguins_on_iceberg.jpg/759px-Adelie_Penguins_on_iceberg.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Adelie_Penguins_on_iceberg.jpg/1011px-Adelie_Penguins_on_iceberg.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5616" data-file-height="3744"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><b><a href="/wiki/Ad%C3%A9lie_penguin" title="Adélie penguin">Adélie penguins</a></b><br/><small><i>(created by Jason Auch; <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Ad%C3%A9lie_penguin" title="Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Adélie penguin">nominated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Brandmeister" title="User:Brandmeister">Brandmeister</a>)</i></small></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 177.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 175.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jackie_Robinson,_Brooklyn_Dodgers,_1954.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Jackie Robinson (created by Bob Sandberg; restored and nominated by Adam Cuerden)"><img alt="Jackie Robinson (created by Bob Sandberg; restored and nominated by Adam Cuerden)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Jackie_Robinson%2C_Brooklyn_Dodgers%2C_1954.jpg/263px-Jackie_Robinson%2C_Brooklyn_Dodgers%2C_1954.jpg" decoding="async" width="176" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Jackie_Robinson%2C_Brooklyn_Dodgers%2C_1954.jpg/395px-Jackie_Robinson%2C_Brooklyn_Dodgers%2C_1954.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Jackie_Robinson%2C_Brooklyn_Dodgers%2C_1954.jpg/526px-Jackie_Robinson%2C_Brooklyn_Dodgers%2C_1954.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3234" data-file-height="4146"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><b><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">Jackie Robinson</a></b><br/><small><i>(created by Bob Sandberg; restored and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/Jackie_Robinson" title="Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Jackie Robinson">nominated</a> by <a href="/wiki/User:Adam_Cuerden" title="User:Adam Cuerden">Adam Cuerden</a>)</i></small></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 442.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 440.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Argentina_1828_8_Escudos.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Argentine escudo from 1828 (created by the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata; nominated by Godot13)"><img alt="Argentine escudo from 1828 (created by the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata; nominated by Godot13)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Argentina_1828_8_Escudos.jpg/661px-Argentina_1828_8_Escudos.jpg" decoding="async" width="441" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Argentina_1828_8_Escudos.jpg/992px-Argentina_1828_8_Escudos.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Argentina_1828_8_Escudos.jpg/1322px-Argentina_1828_8_Escudos.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4411" data-file-height="2250"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><b><a href="/wiki/Argentine_real" title="Argentine real">Argentine escudo</a> from 1828</b><br/><small><i>(created by the <a href="/wiki/United_Provinces_of_the_Rio_de_la_Plata" class="mw-redirect" title="United 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