This Left Bracket Fifth Round match pairs Norman Rockwell (5-1, 54-19, .740) against Raphael (4-1, 36-19, .655). Rockwell arrived by way of a narrow win over over Berthe Morisot, and Raphael from a loss to Patenier.
Norman Rockwell
1894 - 1978
American
Rockwell was a careful craftsman with an ability to represent detail realistically. The subjects of most of his illustrations were taken from everyday family and small-town life and were often treated with a touch of humour. Though loved by the public, Rockwell’s work was dismissed by most critics as lacking artistic merit and authentic social observation.
- Encyclopedia Britannica
- Placed Third in Phase 1, Flight 5, with a voting score of .538.
- Placed Second in Phase 2, Flight 3, with a voting score of .500.
- Crushed Arthur Dove in Round 1.
- Walloped the Master of Moulins in Round 2.
- Blasted Alphonse Mucha in Round 3.
- Lost to Claude Monet in Round 4 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
- Mopped the floor with Claes Oldenburg in the Left Bracket Fourth Round.
- Beat Berthe Morisot in Left Bracket Fourth Round Elimination by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
Raphael
1483 - 1520
Italian
It would be impossible to say which artist is the greatest painter of portraits, but many would award the palm to Raphael. He had that combination of qualities that the portrait painter needs: a keen awareness of the sitter's personality -- an insight into what makes the sitter "tick" -- combined with the great painterly skills that can create forms and colors, that of themselves alone would give us pleasure.
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- Defeated Allan Ramsay in Round 1.
- Beat Modigliani in Round 2.
- Trounced Paula Rego in Round 3.
- Got past Pierre-Paul Prud'hon in the Fourth Round.
- Upset by Patenier in Round 5.
16 comments:
Raphael
Rockwell. Raphael's not half bad, though.
Emotion took over. Rockwell. Near and dear to my heart. Maybe not a master like Caravaggio, but a true American classic.
Love the one where the little girl is smiling, with a black eye, ready to see the principal.
Wow. It's Rockwell for me for his ability to capture expressive emotion, but this was a challenge.
Hard to vote against Raphael, but I just love the implied stories of Rockwell.
Rockwell, though I'd rather have a Raphael portrait on my wall.
Rockwell, for the stories.
Susan votes for Raphael.
I used to hate Rockwell but in my old age have come to really appreciate him. Rockwell.
Pfly
Wow. Raphael for me.
When I was putting this match up I was really confronted by how much the handful of pictures we're looking at here are a little atoll of good genre painting in a vast ocean of treacle. I mean, Rafael without a doubt.
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Sorry, I'm going with Rockwell.
OK, looks like split votes in FB, one for Raphael and one for Rockwell.
Rockwell.
Boom! Pow! It's Rockwell over Raphael in a stunning upset. Ten votes to five. FOR THE STORIES!!!
Rockwell moves on in the Tournament to take on Picasso, which just makes me happy that I ever had this idea in the first place.
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