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Saturday, August 18, 2012

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round 1: Claesz v. Claude Lorraine

Pieter Claesz
1590 - 1661
Dutch




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Claude Lorraine
1600 - 1682
French; worked in Rome



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Vote for the artist of your choice!  Votes go in the comments.  Commentary and links to additional work are welcome.  Polls open for at least one month past posting.
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16 comments:

  1. Christine M.5:49 AM, August 18, 2012

    Pieter Claesz. You know me, I can't resist a good vanitas.

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  2. Elizabeth6:45 AM, August 18, 2012

    Claesz! We need more random assemblages of things here.

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  3. Nichim8:32 AM, August 18, 2012

    Pretty much a tie, but I'll go with Claesz. I have quite a collection of photographs of "the mess on my table," so I can relate.

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  4. lamanyana8:36 AM, August 18, 2012

    "Vanitas," huh? I learned a new word. I, too, have always been a fan of the genre and will vote for Claesz.

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  5. Rebel10:07 AM, August 18, 2012

    Pieter Claesz - I loves me some Dutch still life!

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  6. pfly6:02 PM, August 18, 2012

    Never heard of either before. I will buck the trend here and say Claude Lorraine. I like those seascapes and ships.

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  7. Morgan6:17 PM, August 19, 2012

    This is one of the hardest matchups I've seen. I came into this knowing that the winner of this would likely be going up against Church (another artist I very much enjoy) and feeling sorry for said artist's likely second-round loss. However, both of these artists seem like they could give Church a run for his money (at this point I don't think I could tell the victor of either of the two hypothetical matchups).

    Against each other, I'm having similar difficulties deciding which one I like better. On the top of the bracket, we have some of the most emotionally evocative still-lifes I've ever seen. On the bottom, we have landscapes that are both somehow serene and lively. I'm going to vote for Ciaesz, because I enjoy his darker take on the still-life genre (especially that skull painting! Wow!)

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  8. Chuckdaddy7:18 AM, August 20, 2012

    Claesz

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  9. Jenners3:01 PM, August 20, 2012

    Claesz

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  10. DrSchnell8:04 PM, August 20, 2012

    I usually don't like still life, but hey, skulls! Still, gotta go with the Lorraine on this one.

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  11. mrs.50003:38 PM, August 21, 2012

    Yeah, I wanna give Claude Lorraine plenty of credit for expanding the horizons (ha) of landscape painting. But I just really dig Pieter Claesz's grim tablescapes. "Death Comes for the Compass" and "The World Is Your Breakfast" are just both so lovely. He has my vote.

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  12. Mm Mud11:48 AM, August 26, 2012

    I like them both but I'm going with water, boats, and tall buildings instead of still, abstract art that generally appeals to me. Lorraine.

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  13. Michael50009:13 AM, September 09, 2012

    An email vote for "Claude Lorraine over Claesz."

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  14. Candida6:36 PM, October 27, 2012

    Claesz--the upside-down glass, and the quill with the dried ink on the nib, and the key on the ribbon--definitely compelling!

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  15. Michael50004:01 PM, November 10, 2012

    Hmm, it would appear that I forgot to vote on this one. I will throw in with "Claude" or at most "Claude Lorraine," as he is called in proper art-dork parlance. One is not supposed to call him "Lorraine." I'm just that messenger.

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  16. Michael50004:46 PM, November 10, 2012

    And Claesz more or less walks into the end zone, beating up on Claude 10-5.

    Voting is closed in this match.

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