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Saturday, June 7, 2014

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round FOUR: Giotto v. van Gogh!


With the first weekend of an even-numbered month comes a Fourth Round match.  This time around it's the legendary Florentine master of fresco against the legendary nineteenth century Dutch eccentric!  And as always, we ask the subtly profound question: which one do ya like better?


Giotto
1267 - 1337
Florentine
  • Defeated Giulio Romano in Round 1.
  • Snuck by Giorgione in Round 2 by a two-vote spread. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!
  • Zipped easily past Alberto Giacometti in Round 3.






Vincent van Gogh
1853 - 1890
Dutch; worked in France
  • Beat up on Hugo van der Goes in Round 1.
  • Got past Natalia Gontcharova in Round 2.
  • Gave El Greco a real drubbing in Round 3.






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. Fourth-round matches are open for at least three months after posting.
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15 comments:

  1. Elizabeth2:08 AM, June 07, 2014

    Van Gogh. I love the way he uses blue.

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  2. Christine M.7:30 AM, June 07, 2014

    van Gogh

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  3. Morgan2:07 PM, June 07, 2014

    I like van Gogh better!

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  4. Chuckdaddy9:12 PM, June 07, 2014

    The second Giotto reminds me of that common scene in a movie when a couple in love starts kissing in a crowd, oblivious to everything going on around them. And then I did some research and found out it was Jesus and Judas. Probably not what Giotto was going for...

    Anyway, Van Gogh

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  5. pfly3:16 PM, June 08, 2014

    Yea, van Gogh.

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  6. Ben12:39 PM, June 09, 2014

    Van Gogh.

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  7. lamanyana6:22 AM, June 10, 2014

    Maybe I'm just feeling contrary, but I'll give my vote to Giotto.

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  8. Tim Treadwell Arts11:30 AM, June 10, 2014

    Van Gogh Go Go

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  9. mrs.50009:05 PM, June 11, 2014

    I'm not sure how I would be voting if the Arena Chapel had been open the day I wandered around Padua with a friend twenty-odd years ago. But it was closed, and I'm voting Van Gogh.

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  10. mrs.50008:09 AM, June 13, 2014

    Hey, didn't I vote yesterday? I went with van Gogh, but got all sentimental about Giotto's Arena Chapel being closed the day I wandered around Padua with my friend Peter. Damn! I'm doing it again.

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  11. Michael500011:05 AM, June 14, 2014

    Vote by mail: "Van Gogh -- hard choice."

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  12. Michael500011:06 AM, June 14, 2014

    My vote: "Van Gogh -- easy choice."

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  13. Candida8:58 AM, August 12, 2014

    van Gogh -- medium hard choice

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  14. Julie3:57 PM, September 30, 2014

    Van Gogh....not even close.

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  15. Michael50003:25 PM, November 07, 2015

    As Julie says, it's Van Gogh -- not even close. The flying Dutchman gathers 13 votes against Giotto's 1, and makes it look easy moving into the fifth round. Giotto stays alive on the left hand side.

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