1399ish - 1464
Dutch
Came from behind to beat Benjamin West in Round 1.
James Abbot McNeill Whistler
1834 - 1903
American; worked in Britain
Defeated Sir David Wilkie in Round 1.
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15 comments:
Van der Weyden
Whistler
I'll vote for Whistler because he didn't do religious scenes, though they're both very talented.
Whistler. He's so laid-back!
Whistler
Whistler was kind of a jerk, but I like his work better.
The whistlers feel a little languid to me. And that second one by weyden? Wow. One of my favorite paintings ever. Him.
Van der Weyden.
On FB, Mariah goes for Whistler and Rebecca goes for Van der Weyden. Did I get that right? Yes.
Van der Weyden
Weyden
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Susan votes for Van der Weyden
Yikes, brutal. Both so good. Van der Weyden, perhaps a little more amazing.
Ooh. Van der Weyden.
Oh my! Whistler was up five votes to one early, but Van der Weyden came back with an eight-to-one streak and a decisive victory! Thrilling, although you can't help feeling a little bad for the Whistler fans.
Thanks for your thrilling votes!
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