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Saturday, January 11, 2014

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round One: van Honthorst v. de Hooch!

Gerrit van Honthorst
1590 - 1656
Dutch



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Pieter De Hooch
1629 - 1684
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.
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12 comments:

  1. Elizabeth2:10 AM, January 11, 2014

    Gerrit van Honthorst, no contest - just look at all those happy musicians (and he did a lot more paintings of happy musicians, per google image search). I will always vote for happy musicians. And chickens.

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  2. Chuckdaddy8:11 AM, January 11, 2014

    A vote for the Hooch!

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  3. Michael50008:42 AM, January 11, 2014

    Abject apologies to anybody who saw the post while it was still missing the second image for Gerrit van Honthorst.

    Can I just say the I LOVES the Dutch masters?

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  4. Christine M.9:14 AM, January 11, 2014

    De Hooch

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  5. Morgan7:04 PM, January 11, 2014

    de Hooch, but I also like the other guy.

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  6. pfly1:36 PM, January 12, 2014

    Nice match up, and tough. After googling, um...still tough. Ok, van Honthorst.

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  7. Ben1:01 PM, January 13, 2014

    I love the way van Honthorst captures his subjects' personalities. He gets my vote!

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  8. mrs.50008:23 AM, January 18, 2014

    Oh, definitely de Hooch for me. He sets a scene like no one else. His little human dramas are quieter than van Honthorst's, but, my, they are exquisitely staged. I love the glimpses into spaces beyond the main space. And I just want to lie in the sun on those nice tile floors.

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  9. Michael500010:21 PM, January 19, 2014

    I think the way the personalities of the van Honthorst subjects come out so clearly 400 years later are a lovely affirmation of humanity. But I also very much agree with what Mrs. says about de Hooch. The mom in the second painting is so gently delousing her little daughter's hair! And they have a little doggy! And compact bedrooms!

    de Hooch.

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  10. Michael50006:02 PM, February 06, 2014

    Here's a vote-by-mail for de Hooch.

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  11. Candida1:55 PM, February 14, 2014

    de Hooch, but I really like von Honthorst too.

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  12. Michael50002:05 PM, April 16, 2014

    I guess I never said de Hooch 7, Honthort 3. But that's the way it was.

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