The Infinite Art Tournament, Round One: Piero di Cosimo v. Pietro da Cortona!
Piero di Cosimo
1461ish - 1521
Florentine
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Pietro da Cortona
1596 - 1669
Italian
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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.
I find this to be a tough one between two pretty awesome painters I've never heard of before. I was first drawn to Piero di Cosimo, I think mostly because it felt different from most Renaissance painters. But I was blown away by the first Pietro da Cortona, and assume I'd be even more so if I saw it in purpose. A google search then commenced, which did leave me back with Cosimo, by a mistress.
And it's a sweep: ten to nothing for that first guy! They will move on to new contests, where we'll be able to distinguish their names a little better.
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Our first vote is from the FB feed, with Rebecca going for Piero di Cosimo.
ReplyDeletePiero di Cosimo and RENAISSANCE DINOSAURS!
ReplyDeleteI'm not that excited about either, but I'll vote di Cosimo.
ReplyDeleteI find this to be a tough one between two pretty awesome painters I've never heard of before. I was first drawn to Piero di Cosimo, I think mostly because it felt different from most Renaissance painters. But I was blown away by the first Pietro da Cortona, and assume I'd be even more so if I saw it in purpose. A google search then commenced, which did leave me back with Cosimo, by a mistress.
ReplyDeleteSusan says "Piero di Cosimo. No contest here for me."
ReplyDeletePiero di Cosimo. He's weird.
ReplyDeletePiero di Cosimo
ReplyDeleteDefinitely Piero di Cosimo.
ReplyDeletePiero di Cosimo for sure. It's hard to take any competition seriously after that first image.
ReplyDeleteSi, di Cosimo.
ReplyDeleteAnd it's a sweep: ten to nothing for that first guy! They will move on to new contests, where we'll be able to distinguish their names a little better.
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