Albrecht Dürer and Caravaggio have both fallen victim to Degas, and it's interesting to think what they would make of that. Dürer, who was at one time one of the highest-polling artists in the Tournament (he's still doing great to be in contention this late, obviously), has a 5-1 record and several blowouts under his belt. Caravaggio has gone 6-1-2, with some of his victories being very close indeed. They can't both win this one, so let's see what happens instead.
Albrecht Dürer
1471 - 1528
German
No artist better fits Thomas Carlyle's definition of genius, as the "transcendent capacity of taking trouble," than Albrecht Dürer. The industry of the man was breathtaking, his mastery of detail astonishing, yet everything he did seemed fresh and newly minted. The most intellectual of northern Renaissance artists, but the one who responded most immediately to nature, to the world and the people around him, he was profoundly religious yet supremely open-minded.
- New York Times
- Defeated Anthony Van Dyck without too much trouble in Round 1.
- Art-Brutalized Jean Dubuffet in Round 2.
- Went ninja on Donatello in a massive Round 3 victory.
- Beat Richard Diebenkorn on his home court in Round 4.
- Lost a close one to Edgar Degas in Round 5.
- Whupped on Paul Cézanne in the Left Bracket Fifth Round.
Caravaggio
1571 - 1610
Italian
For 400 years Caravaggio's staggering artistic achievements have thrilled viewers, yet his volatile personal trajectory... has long confounded historians.
- National Gallery of Art
- 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!!!
- Beat Gustave Courbet in Left Bracket Fourth Round Elimination.
- Tied with Frederick Church in his first try at the Left Bracket Fifth Round. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
- Crushed Gustav Klimt in Left Bracket Round 5.
10 comments:
Durer
Durer. But I like the other guy quite a bit, too!
Caravaggio
Durer.
Dürer for me.
Dürer
It pains me to vote against Durer, but I'm going to do it. Caravaggio's people are just so compelling.
Susan says Dürer.
Caravaggio, by a hair. (I know it'd work better if it were "Durer, by a hare.") (Or has somebody already used that one?)
Would Caravaggio have done better if it wasn't for the low holiday voter turnout? Maybe! But that's the breaks of the game. Dürer takes the match, six votes to three, and moves on to a good old fashioned German-master showdown!
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