1767-1848
Swiss; worked in England
Defeated Modernist Josef Albers easily in Round 1.
Held off Renaissance sculpter Alessandro Algardi in Round 2.
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Albrecht Altdorfer
c.1480-1538
German
Defeated Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema by a single vote in Round 1.
Crushed American minimalist sculpter Carl Andre in Round 2.
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18 comments:
Altdorfer--I really like those kind of landscapes, cloudscapes...leafscapes?
Altdorfer - I love the new one this time around.
Yeah, Altdorfer. Sorry, picnicers, I've got to go for the glory here.
It's gotta be Agasse.
That dude just drew a giraffe.
Giraffes is funniest.
Agasse … because of the animals.
Agasse. Better colors.
This was difficult, but I'm sticking with the kitties and voting for Agasse.
I'm with the Altdorfer crowd on this one--he had me at the leafscape, even before I noticed the woman with the lily and the megaphone in the foreground of the last picture. (I realize the megaphone could be something else, like the carrying case of a musical instrument. That'd be okay too.)
Yeah, I'm definitely voting with the Altdorfer bloc on this one. You gotta love The Little Knight in the Big Woods. I like Agasse, though--maybe if the cutesy picnic scene had been a pack of wolves, he would have had me.
Agasse. Love me some giraffes.
I think I'm going to pull for Altdorfer here for the first entrant in the Round of 128.
Here's an email vote for Altdorfer.
Altdorfer
This is hard, because I don't think I voted for either of these in Round 1. Altdorfer's epicness is awesome, but his other work is hit or miss. I'm not a huge fan of Middle Ages/Rennaissance painting anyway. But his work is more dynamic (or maybe its complex athat I mean)than Agasse's, despite the fine execution of the latter. So, a grudging vote for Altdorfer.
Altdorfer for me! I like the third piece.
Altdorfer.
Altdorfer - better everything except color
Even considering that Odduck and Alison are actually the same person, Altdorfer has more than enough votes to finally wrap this one up, passing Agasse with a score of 11-5. On to Round Four!
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