"Semifinals" designates the Fourth to Seventh Rounds of the Infinite Art Tournament. This is a Left Bracket Fourth Round Elimination Match. It pairs Gustave Courbet (6-1, 50-37, .574) and Caravaggio (4-1-1, 55-30, .647). Leaving the Tournament are Diebenkorn (3-2, 37-35, .514) and Braque (4-2, 38-37, .507).
Gustave Courbet
1819 - 1877
French
- Defeated 15th Century Italian Francesco Del Cossa after a see-saw battle in Round 1.
- Lost to Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, a guy from the previous generation, in Round 2.
- Stampeded Aelbert Cuyp in the Left Bracket Second Round.
- Defeated 15th Century Italian Francesco Del Cossa, again, in a Left Bracket Second Round Elimination grudge match. It was another close one.
- Beat his contemporary and countryman Honoré Daumier by a two-vote swing in the Left Bracket Third Round. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
- Defeated Gerard David in Left Bracket Third Round Elimination by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
- Defeated Richard Diebenkorn by a single vote in the Left Bracket Fourth Round. YOUR VOTE STILL COUNTS!!!
Caravaggio
1571 - 1610
Italian
- Defeated sculptor Antonio Canova in Round 1.
- Crushed likeable landscape specialist Canaletto Round 2.
- Fought to a draw with Gustave Caillebotte in Round 3.
- Edged out Spaniard Salvador Dali in a Round 3 tiebreaker by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
- Beaten by Edgar Degas in Round 4.
- Snuck by Georges Braque in the Left Bracket Fourth Round by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
Caravaggio
ReplyDeleteOh, certainly Caravaggio over Courbet. Fond farewells to Diebenkorn and Braque.
ReplyDeleteAn interesting match up. Courbet really has a lot of pictures quite different from each other that I like, while I'm not a fan of many of Caravaggio's departures from chiaroscuro. But the Caravaggio's I like, wow- they are some of my favorite paintings ever. I'll go with Caravaggio and his much higher ceiling.
ReplyDeleteCaravaggio has shrunk on me a little during this Tournament, and Courbet hasn't taken up the slack in my heart. I kind of miss The Dieb' and Braque. But I think boonec is right, when Caravaggio is good, he's very very good. Caravaggio and high ceilings!
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ReplyDeleteI really like Courbet, and I will vote Caravaggio
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ReplyDeleteSusan says "Courbet all the way."
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ReplyDeleteCaravaggio any day of the week.
ReplyDeleteIt happens to be Sunday, and Caravaggio takes the contest with seven votes against Courbet's four. Caravaggio will take on his next challenge, a match against Frederick Church, this coming Thursday, as March Madness 2018 continues!
ReplyDeleteAn alert vote auditor has caught DrSchnell red-handed in a brazen attempt at double voting. Shame, DrSchnell, shame! This means that Courbet only for four votes, and minor adjustments must be made to the Tournament records. Don't worry, I'm on it.
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