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Saturday, June 23, 2012

Infinite Art Tournament: Cassatt v. Castagno

Mary Cassatt
1844 - 1926
American; worked in France




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Andrea del Castagno
c.1421 - 1457
Florentine



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18 comments:

  1. Morgan1:35 AM, June 23, 2012

    Wow! Two power players. I enjoy Cassatt's brushwork and use of color, and I enjoy Castagno's intricate designs and general vibrancy as compared to Cassatt's more subdued paintings. I think the neat marble textures in the background of the Last Supper breaks the tie for me - my vote goes to Castagno, but bravo to Cassatt for an impressive showing.

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  2. Leonardo Piccioni9:44 AM, June 23, 2012

    (Del) Castagno!

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  3. Dr. Kenneth Noisewater12:45 PM, June 23, 2012

    some of my favorite paintings!

    "Bitch Got a Hang Nail."

    "Get Your 7-Year-old Ass Into the Lawn and Pull Those Weeds!"

    and

    "That Time I Found a Severed Head in the Park."

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  4. Michael50003:19 PM, June 23, 2012

    Even Dr. Ken don't go after the Last Supper. It's his scrupulously respectful nature showing.

    We've got an emphatic vote for Cassatt arrived over the wires.

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  5. pfly4:40 PM, June 23, 2012

    The two examples here didn't wow me, but after looking at more, I like Mary Cassatt.

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  6. chuckdaddy8:53 PM, June 23, 2012

    I'll go with Cassatt

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  7. Nichim4:58 AM, June 25, 2012

    Cassatt. People concentrating on string-work is good subject matter.

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  8. lamanyana8:31 AM, June 25, 2012

    Cassatt - I can't say that Impressionism is my thing, generally, but something about her work seems to be an exception.

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  9. Rebel10:02 AM, June 25, 2012

    Another tough one, but i'm going for Cassatt. I love the impressionists, and I think she does a particularly good job with people... softens out all the rough edges, and makes everything feel a bit dreamy. But not so dreamy that it doesn't feel real.

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  10. Elizabeth6:04 AM, June 26, 2012

    Cassatt.

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  11. Candida12:09 PM, June 26, 2012

    Ooh! Ooh! Cassatt!

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  12. Mm Mud9:44 PM, June 26, 2012

    another tough one! I'm going with Castagno for the limby David on what seems to be a vase or cup.

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  13. Michael50007:46 AM, June 27, 2012

    I agree with Morgan that this is a pretty high-level first round match. I'm going to tip for Cassatt for bringing color saturation to the impressionist table. Plus, Nichim has a point: concentrating on stringwork is a little more recognizable to me as human experience than exulting over the head-severing, for what that's worth.

    The first painting reminds me a little of Jenners.

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  14. mrs.50001:14 PM, July 08, 2012

    Cassatt!

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  15. Christine M.7:07 AM, July 23, 2012

    Cassatt

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  16. Leonardo Piccioni3:46 PM, August 23, 2012

    Del Castagno! His David and Goliath is impressive, for me.

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  17. Wildrover4:20 PM, September 19, 2012

    Cassatt for me too - I had not seen any of her work before but I really like the first painting. It has a "caught unawares" quality..

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  18. Michael50006:16 AM, September 27, 2012

    And that wraps up voting in this matchup, Cassatt running away with it 12-4.

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