Joseph Wright of Derby
1734 - 1797
British
- Tied for Fifth in Phase 1, Flight 5 of the Play-In Tournament, with a voting score of .385.
- Won back his spot in the Main Tournament Brackets in the second "Fight for Their Right" Contest.
- Lost to Grant Wood in Round 1.
- Gave Jack Butler Yeats a right drubbing in First Round Elimination.
- Made it past Konrad Witz easily, but with regrets in the Left Bracket Second Round.
- Turned the tables decisively on Grant Wood in a Left Bracket Second Round Elimination Grudge Match.
Diego de Silva y Velázquez
1599 - 1660
Spanish
- Tied with Victor Vasarely in his first try at the First Round.
- Defeated Marcel Duchamp in the final match of Round 1.
- Beat Francisco de Zurbarán in Round 2 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
- Lost to Michelangelo in Round 3.
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Wright of Derby
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ReplyDeleteSusan votes for Velázquez!
ReplyDeleteHey, where is everybody? Anyway, my vote here is going to go to Velázquez. I support Mr. of Derby, but only so far...
ReplyDeleteRebecca votes for Velázquez via FB.
ReplyDeleteHmmm... Not a huge fan of either. Wright's are a bit too clean and tidy for a Caravaggisti. But Velazquez, I don't know, I just don't really like them. So I guess I'll go with the man from Derby.
ReplyDeleteLaurence goes for Wright of Derby, via FB.
ReplyDeleteWright of Derby for me!
ReplyDeleteAlrighty, looks like we've got Velázquez by a nose, five votes to four. It was quite an interesting Tournament run for Mr. of Derby, who retires with a highly honorable but somewhat complicated lesson. Remember, pronounce "Derby" with the "a" sound from "Harvey." "Wright of Derby eats at Arby's" is a euphonious, if inaccurate, bit of doggerel.
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