Tuesday, August 30, 2016

The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Second Round: Reni v. de Ribera!

Guido Reni
1575 - 1642
Italian

Lost to Rembrandt in Round 1.
Beat Sir Joshua Reynolds in First Round Elimination.






José de Ribera
1591 – 1652
Spanish; worked in Italy

Beat living guy Gerhard Richter by a two-vote swing in Round 1. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
Lost to Diego Rivera 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, but likely much longer.

11 comments:

Christine M. said...

Reni

DrSchnell said...

Reni

Nichim said...

Reni, and a bonus for the most authentic-looking baby yet. Needs a bigger head, but still.

Morgan said...

de Ribera by far.

pfly said...

Reni

boonec1974 said...

Definitely Reni

mrs.5000 said...

Hmm. No, I like de Ribera in this one.

Michael5000 said...

Susan votes for Reni

Michael5000 said...

Reni seems like a clear winner in this apples-and-apples match.

Candida said...

Gonna go Reni here.

Michael5000 said...

Hey, I was right! Guido Reni keeps alive, winning this match easily with eight votes against de Ribera's two.