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Saturday, December 6, 2014

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round 4: Caravaggio v. Degas!


It's the first Saturday of an even-numbered month, and time for a Fourth Round contest in the Infinite Art Tournament!  You want big names from art history?  We got big names from art history!


Caravaggio
1571 - 1610
Italian
  • Defeated sculptor Antonio Canova in Round 1.
  • Crushed likeable landscape specialist Canaletto Round 2.
  • Fought to a draw with Gustave Caillebotte in Round 3.
  • Edged out Spaniard Salvador Dali in a Round 3 tiebreaker by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!







Edgar Degas
1834 - 1917
French
  • Whupped it up on sculptor Richard Deacon in Round 1.
  • Stomped on Eugène Delacroix in Round 2.
  • Crushed countryman Honoré Daumier 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. Christine M.5:43 AM, December 06, 2014

    Degas

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  2. Morgan8:41 AM, December 06, 2014

    I actually had a really hard time with this one, but I'll end up swinging Caravaggio.

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  3. Morgan2:18 PM, December 06, 2014

    Alison says Caravaggio

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  4. Elizabeth9:56 AM, December 07, 2014

    Degas. I'm feeling kind of fuzzy and non-religious.

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  5. Ben12:55 PM, December 08, 2014

    Degas

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  6. mrs.50004:52 PM, December 08, 2014

    Ooh. Painful. Now, if it were a duel, my money would be on Caravaggio. But art to art, I'll go with Degas.

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  7. DrSchnell7:46 AM, December 10, 2014

    These are going to get more difficult to decide now, aren't they? Degas, by a whisker, though I love the picture of ol' pokey Thomas.

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  8. Chuckdaddy11:13 PM, December 10, 2014

    degas, barely

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  9. pfly9:29 AM, December 30, 2014

    These round fours are hard! I was going to say Degas, but the household outvoted me for Caravaggio and I don't mind. So, Caravaggio.

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  10. Michael50002:35 PM, January 04, 2015

    Here's an emailed vote for Degas.

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  11. lamanyana7:55 AM, January 06, 2015

    Degas

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  12. Michael50008:43 PM, January 11, 2015

    I think of myself as much more of a Caravaggio guy. But, looking at the paintings, I'm going to have to go with Degas.

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  13. Candida1:28 PM, March 11, 2015

    I'm surprised at how hard I didn't find this. Caravaggio. Because I'm much more of a Caravaggio gal.

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  14. UnwiseOwl7:23 AM, June 27, 2015

    It's the big 'vagg for me.

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  15. Michael500012:48 PM, June 27, 2015

    It was a long, tough contest, but it ends with Degas over Caravaggio, 9 votes to 5.

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