The Infinite Art Tournament, Round One: Poussin v. Powers!
Nicolas Poussin
1594 - 1665
French; worked in Italy
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Hiram Powers
1805 - 1873
American
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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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Powers
ReplyDeletePowers. Alex and I were musing that Poussin might have fared better were he shown earlier in the tournament.
ReplyDeleteI find it hard to say anything bad about Powers, but it's also tough to get too excited. I'll go with Poussin
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ReplyDeletePoussin. I do not like depictions of beautiful enslaved people.
ReplyDeleteEt in Arcadia, Poussin.
ReplyDeleteUh, Poussin. Yawn.
ReplyDeleteSusan casts a vote-by-mail for Poussin: "Surely there are better Poussins then these?"
ReplyDeletePoussin.
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