Left Bracket Sixth Round: Rembrandt v. Michelangelo!

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If you had had to predict people who might still be around late in the Tournament, I can imagine you saying, hmm, perhaps Rembrandt (6-1, 52-32, .619) and Michaelangelo (5-1-1, 47-38, .553)?  Really, I totally can, in that quiet voice you use when you're a little self-conscious about how smart you are.  And the thing is, you would have totally been right, because here they still are, albeit in the left-hand brackets. Only one of them will be around for an eighth match -- but which one?  Let's vote on it.

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Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
1606 - 1669
Dutch

Rembrandt was a 17th century painter and etcher whose work came to dominate what has since been named the Dutch Golden Age. One of the most revered artists of all time, Rembrandt's greatest creative triumphs are seen in his portraits of his contemporaries, illustrations of biblical scenes and self-portraits as well as his innovative etchings and use of shadow and light.

- Biography.com

• Survived a brush with Guido Reni in Round 1 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Beat Pierre Auguste Renoir in Round 2.
• Edged by Diego Rivera in Round 3 by a two-vote swing. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!
• Crushed Salvator Rosa in Round 4.
• Lost to John Singer Sargent in Round 5.
• Beat Rubens in Left Bracket Round 5.
• Beat Diego Rivera again in Fifth Round Elimination.

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Michelangelo

1475 - 1564
Italian

Michelangelo, in full Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, [was a] Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, and poet who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art. Michelangelo was considered the greatest living artist in his lifetime, and ever since then he has been held to be one of the greatest artists of all time. A number of his works in painting, sculpture, and architecture rank among the most famous in existence.

- the Britannica

• Beat Sir John Everett Millais by a single vote in Round 1. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Beat Spanish painter Joan Miró in Round 2.
• Tied with Gabriel Metsu in his first try at Round 3. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Overcame Velázquez in a second try at Round 3.
• Beat Andrew Wyeth in the final match of Round 4, by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Beat art-history outsider M.C. Escher in Round 5... by a single vote! YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
• Lost to art-history insider Vermeer in Round 6.

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