Faceoff #1: Rosso Fiorentino v. Rothko
Rosso Fiorentino
1494-1540
Florentine
Lost badly to Dante Gabriel Rossetti in Round 1.
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Mark Rothko
1903 - 1970
Russian-born American
Upset by Georges Rouault in Round 1.
Faceoff #2: Roubiliac v. T. Rousseau
Louis François Roubiliac
1702 - 1762
French; worked in England
Crushed by Henri Rousseau in Round 1.
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Théodore Rousseau
1812 - 1867
French
Pounded by Peter Paul Rubens in Round 1.
Vote for the two artists of your choice! Votes generally go in the comments, but have been known to arrive by email, by postcard, or in a sealed envelope.
Please note that you may vote only once in each face-off. Opining that both of the artists in one of the two face-offs is superior to the other is fine, but casting your votes for two artists in the same face-off is not permissible.
Rothko and Rousseau. I would vote 10 more votes for Rothko.
ReplyDeleteRosso Fiorentino and Rousseau
ReplyDeleteFirst guy in the first match up.
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Hey, did people shave their pubic regions back then? It sure as heck looks like it.
Definitely Rothko, whose work sadly doesn't translate well to computer screens. And Rousseau, whose works kinda do.
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ReplyDeleteHmmm. Rothko, with hesitation, and Roubiliac.
ReplyDeleteA grudging vote for Rothko, and an easy-peasy vote for Rousseau.
ReplyDeleteSusan votes for Rothko and Rosseau.
ReplyDeleteRothko, I guess, and Roubiliac.
ReplyDeleteWell, it's been half a year since the last vote, so I think we can call time here. It's a pair of seven-to-two matches, with Rothko on top in the first one and T. Rousseau claiming the honors down below. The other guys move on to their post-Tournament career!
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