Saturday, August 10, 2013

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round One: Goya v. van Goyen!

Francisco Goya
1746 - 1828
Spanish



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Jan van Goyen
1598 - 1656
Dutch



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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.

16 comments:

pfly said...

Hmm, you know what? I hadn't heard of either of these, but after some googling, I am saying Jan van Goyen.

Elizabeth said...

I'm voting for Goya, in the hopes that the Blue Boy and the Duchess will get into a staring match later in the brackets.

Christine M. said...

Goya

Chance said...

Goya, easy.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater said...

Goya kicks his butt. No contest. I like the one with the guy eating the baby. Hey, I was just in Cooperstown and saw the rise and fall of Roman Empire series of paintings. Think you'd dig it. http://www.jcrows.com/cole.html

Anonymous said...

goya

Sue

Nichim said...

Yeah, Goya.

mrs.5000 said...

Definitely Goya. He's an old favorite back from my high school days, when Spanish class included an intro to Spanish culture.

DrSchnell said...

Goyen, though I like both.

Maria Ontiveros said...

Goya all the way, baby!
Rinda

Morgan said...

Goya for me, because I really like "Saturn Eating His Son". van Goyen for Alison.

chuckdaddy said...

van Goyen

Michael5000 said...

I feel kind of lame for going against the A-list name in Round One, but... Van Goyen.

Michael5000 said...

An email voter checks in for Goya.

Candida said...

Goya, but not based on these.

Michael5000 said...

And it's Francisco Goya, with a 12-5 trouncing of Van Goyen. Things can only get tougher for the Spaniard in this challenging bracket.