Max Beckmann
1884 - 1950
German; worked in Netherlands and U.S.
- Defeated Gentile Bellini in Round 1.
- Edged out nineteenth century Frenchman Frederic Bazille in Round 2 by two votes -- YOUR VOTE COUNTS!
- Knocked out by Jean-Michel Basquiat in Round 3.
- Beat Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema in the Left Bracket Third Round by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS! Round 3.
- Defended his victory against Bazille in a Left Bracket Third Round Elimination Grudge Match!!!
Fra Angelico
c.1387-1455
Italian
- Defeated Florentine master Andrea del Sarto in Round 1 by a decisive but respectful margin.
- Beat Sofonisba Anguissola in Round 2 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!! (This match was incorrectly determined a tie in March 2013; the miscount was discovered in May 2013. YOUR VIGILANCE COUNTS!!!)
- Made it past Arcimboldo in Round 3.
- Lost to Albrecht Altdorfer in Round 4 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
A matchup for the centuries! I like Fra Angelico's brand of weirdness better.
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ReplyDeleteFra Angelico, without hesitation.
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ReplyDeleteMajor hesitation here, but... I think... I'm just slightly... Leaning Fra
ReplyDeleteFra Angelico all the way! By far my favorite "old religious art" guy.
ReplyDeleteFra Angelico, with only a little hesitation.
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The Fraster.
ReplyDeleteFra Angelico. The other guy is just too bizarre...
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ReplyDeleteAn emailed vote for Beckmann!
ReplyDeleteFra Angelico, for sure. I think I've said before that Beckmann always looks to me like a grim take on "Tintin."
ReplyDeleteFra Angelico!
ReplyDeleteMost days I'm a Fra Angelico kind of guy, but I'm giving this one to Beckmann.
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ReplyDeleteLook like it's been a few years since the last vote here, so let's call it ten votes for Fra Angelico and six for Beckman which -- according to my calculations -- makes a winner out of Mr. Angelico. He'll move on to the next level, and Beckman will finally be able to get back to the easel.
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