What we want to pay attention to here is the Carpaccio Factor. Canova just knocked Carpaccio (2-2, 18vf, 31 va) out of play, but back in September 2012 it was Carpaccio who handed Carrà his second round loss. Does this mean that Canova is a sure thing in the present match? No way. He has to win the votes.
Also leaving the Tournament this week is French landscape artist Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (2-2-1; 29 vf, 36 va).
Antonio Canova
1757 - 1822
Italian
- Put up a fair number of votes in losing to big-name Caravaggio in Round 1.
- Took out Robert Campin in First Round Elimination.
- Came from behind to take out Edward Burra in the Left Bracket Second Round by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!
- Outsculpted Alexander Calder in Left Bracket Second Round Elimination.
- Beat Vittore Carpaccio in the Left Bracket Third Round.
Carlo Carrà
1881 - 1966
Italian
- Defeated 16th century Italian Annibale Carracci by a landslide in Round 1.
- Lost to 16th century Italian Vittore Carpaccio in Round 2 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
- Made it past American George Catlin in the Left Bracket Second Round by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
- Won easily against Sir Anthony Caro in Left Bracket Second Round Elimination.
- Beat "quiet Corot" soundly in the Left Bracket Third Round.
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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. Polls open for at least one month past posting.
17 comments:
Very hard, but I will vote for Carr\`a.
Carra
Canova
Oooh.
Canova
I'll take the first guy. A couple of those are standard in bathrooms. I don't like any art that thinks it's too nice for a bathroom.
Canova
So has Monday quiz gone back into hibernation?
I'll take Canova's elegant sculpture, not quite my thing, over Carra's paintings, which are reminiscent of other artists I like, but somehow not quite as good.
An emailed vote for Carra.
Linda votes for Canova via FB.
I like 'em both, but I like Canova better.
I love Canova's treatment of fabric in stone. Canova!
Surprised by how many Carrà votes there are. Didn't expect to see any really. So my vote for Carrà would be symbolic and I wouldn't mind if Canova won. Well, I'll still say Carrà, but won't mind if Canova wins.
Canova (I agree with Mrs. 5000's assessment of this matchup)
Canova. I agree with lamanyana's appraisal of the situation.
Canova still makes me swoon, so that's a vote for me. Er, from me. For Canova.
Canova got the votes! Canova got the votes! So, he's moving on to the Fourth Round, where he'll be taking on big name competition. We'll see if he still makes us swoon.
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