The Infinite Art Tournament, Round 2: Botticelli v. Boucher
Sandro Botticelli
1445 - 1510
Florentine
Beat Colombian Fernando Botero in an amazing come-from-behind victory in Round 1.
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François Boucher
1703 - 1770
French Defeated impressionist Eugène Boudin by two votes in Round 1. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
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Vote for the artist of your choice in the comments, or any other way that works for you. Commentary and links to additional work are welcome. Polls open for at least one month past posting.
Aww, poor Boucher! I love his ridiculous excesses, but I'm afraid Botticelli is Botticelli. I sure hope Boucher's not the last rococo painter we get to see, though....
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Botticelli
ReplyDeleteGot to go with Botticelli again.
ReplyDeleteBotticelli, no contest.
ReplyDeleteBotticelli, of course! I don't remember seeing that nativity before--the angels remind me of something out of an Escher print.
ReplyDeleteBotticelli.
ReplyDeleteBoucher. I'm all about the decadence today.
ReplyDeleteFor painting a picture of my mistress, Boucher. But for the purposes of this tourney, Botticelli.
ReplyDeleteBATTLE OF THE NAKED LADIES
ReplyDeleteI'll go Botticelli.
Tough call... I say Boucher. But seriously - both are fabulous.
ReplyDeleteAn email vote for Botticelli.
ReplyDeleteAnd although Boucher has grown on me, I would still pick Botticelli, even for a painting of Chuckdaddy's mistress.
ReplyDeleteBotticelli.
ReplyDeleteyep - I agree with the Botticelli crowd on this one.
ReplyDeleteAww, poor Boucher! I love his ridiculous excesses, but I'm afraid Botticelli is Botticelli. I sure hope Boucher's not the last rococo painter we get to see, though....
ReplyDeleteAnd Botticelli whups it up on Boucher, 12-2. Voting is closed in this round.
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