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Tuesday, April 12, 2016

The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Third Round: Fabritius v. Van Eyck!

A battle today between two "old Dutch masters" -- but that covers a lot of ground.  Van Eyck lived more than two centuries before Fabritius.  Do you think that's kind of surprising?  I do.  But it doesn't have much to do with the question at hand, to wit: which one's paintings do we like more?  Let's find out!


Carel Fabritius
1622 - 1654
Dutch






Jan Van Eyck
1390ish - 1441
Dutch
  • Beat William Etty in Round 1 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
  • Snuck by Richard Estes in Round 2 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
  • Lost to American Thomas Eakins in Round 3.




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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.
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12 comments:

  1. Christine M.4:19 AM, April 12, 2016

    Fabritius

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  2. Unknown7:09 AM, April 12, 2016

    Fabritius, though I like Van Eck's green paint a lot.

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  3. Morgan7:22 AM, April 12, 2016

    Fabritius. It took a couple centuries to invent depth in paintings, it seems.

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  4. Ben12:58 PM, April 12, 2016

    Fabritius

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  5. pfly3:38 PM, April 12, 2016

    I like Jan Van Eyck. And yea, wow, he was an early one, I didn't realize that.

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  6. mrs.50008:32 AM, April 17, 2016

    Ooh, both so good, and so masterful in the details. But definitely Jan van Eyck.

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  7. boonec19748:17 PM, April 18, 2016

    Van Eyck sounds very important, but I don't like how he drew most of his people. A vote for Fabritius.

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  8. Elliott8:43 PM, April 28, 2016

    Van Eyck

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  9. Michael500010:06 PM, May 02, 2016

    Susan says Fabritius.

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  10. Michael500010:17 PM, May 02, 2016

    My vote goes to Van Eyck and his green paint. Especially after slogging through that damn Goldfinch book.

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  11. Candida8:01 PM, May 11, 2016

    Fabritius.

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  12. Michael500011:26 AM, October 02, 2016

    It looks like it's going to be Fabritius, who takes this contest with seven votes for him outnumbering the four for Van Eyck.

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