The Infinite Art Tournament, Round 3: Metsu v. Michelangelo!
Gabriel Metsu
1629 - 1667
Dutch
Defeated Mario Merz in Round 1. Defeated Play-In Tournament artist Jean Baptiste Oudry in Round 2.
Michelangelo
1475 - 1564
Italian
Beat Sir John Everett Millais by a single vote in Round 1. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!! Beat Spanish painter Joan Miró in Round 2.
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.
Metsu. Michaelangelo's work has always struck me as large, and I guess that makes it great, but I certainly prefer the art itself in Metsu's paintings.
A few more days in Florence might've killed me; as it was, I was too sick to make it out of the train station. But ultimately it comes down to the fact that of what I see here, Metsu moves me and holds my attention so much more.
It is... a tie! Michaelangelo and Gabriel Metsu have tied!! We don't have any other ties going on in Round 3 currently, so they will have to sit back and cool their heels!
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Metsu.
ReplyDeleteMetsu. Chickens! Ornate harpsichords or something! An improbable scene out the window! Much more interesting than deity-crowded skies.
ReplyDeleteI'll go with Metsu too.
ReplyDeleteI was going to go with Metsu because I figured I'd be the only one voting for him--and doggies!--but I guess I'm just jumping on the bandwagon.
ReplyDeleteMetsu. Michaelangelo's work has always struck me as large, and I guess that makes it great, but I certainly prefer the art itself in Metsu's paintings.
ReplyDeleteA few days in Florence, maybe a little architectural history, and you'd all be voting for Michelangelo, like me.
ReplyDeleteI like Metsu, but this Michelangelo guy seems okay, I'll vote for him.
ReplyDeleteMichelangelo
ReplyDeleteSusan votes for Michelangelo.
ReplyDeleteMichelangelo, with some good-natured puzzlement as to why this is a contest.
ReplyDeleteMichelangelo.
ReplyDeleteA few more days in Florence might've killed me; as it was, I was too sick to make it out of the train station. But ultimately it comes down to the fact that of what I see here, Metsu moves me and holds my attention so much more.
ReplyDeleteIt is... a tie! Michaelangelo and Gabriel Metsu have tied!! We don't have any other ties going on in Round 3 currently, so they will have to sit back and cool their heels!
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