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Saturday, March 21, 2015

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round One: Memling v. Mengs!

Hans Memling
1433 - 1494
German; worked in Flanders



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Anton Raphael Mengs
1728 - 1779
German; worked internationally



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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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13 comments:

  1. Morgan10:29 AM, March 21, 2015

    Mengs, with a strong feeling of "meh"

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  2. Elizabeth1:51 PM, March 21, 2015

    Mengs, but in part because I am tired of depressing religious art.

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  3. mrs.50001:59 PM, March 21, 2015

    Memling, with a strong feeling of partisanship, and lasting affection for the Flemish Renaissance.

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  4. Dr. Kenneth Noisewater1:19 PM, March 22, 2015

    I'll take the 2nd guy because the people look like real people more. I guess that means I rule out all the really, really old painters. That's not fair, is it? Oh well. Art is subjective, right? Give me the 2nd guy. The guy in the final painting looks like such a snobby little punk. He's all impish with his powdered wig and stuff.

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  5. DrSchnell11:19 AM, March 24, 2015

    Mengs, with a distinct lack of enthusiasm.

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  6. Christine M.3:42 AM, March 25, 2015

    Memling

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  7. boonec19749:52 PM, March 25, 2015

    I love both of their first ones here, but love Memling's just a bit more.

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  8. pfly9:21 PM, March 31, 2015

    Memling

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  9. Michael50002:33 PM, April 01, 2015

    Here's an emailed vote for Memling from Susan.

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  10. lamanyana7:03 AM, April 07, 2015

    Memling!

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  11. Michael50003:38 PM, April 10, 2015

    I'll throw in for Memling.

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  12. Candida9:41 AM, June 13, 2015

    Me too. Memling.

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  13. Michael500010:12 AM, June 13, 2015

    Mengs put up a powerful 4-1 lead early on, but Memling took the last seven votes and survived to paint another day with an 8-4 final. Mengs will have to try his luck against Matta in First Round Elimination.

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