Saturday, February 2, 2019

The Ladder of Art -- Week #10

Cast your votes for up to four of these seven artists by Friday Feb 8.  For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.


Last Week's Results

This Week's Contest


Allan Ramsay
1713 - 1784
British

Tournament Record: Tied for 481st. Lost to Raphael and Moholy-Nagy. 5 votes for, 17 votes against (.227).





Andrea Pisano
1290ish - 1348
Florentine

Tournament Record: Tied for 481st. Lost to Camille Pissarro and John Piper. 5 votes for, 17 votes against (.227).





Pietro da Cortona
1596 - 1669
Italian

Tournament Record: Placed 484th. Lowest voting average of anyone who did not have a 0-2 record. Lost to Piero di Cosimo, beat Piero della Francesca (who went 0-2, but tied for 412th), then lost to Picabia. 7 votes for, 24 votes against (.226).
  •  Placed Third in Week #9




Baron Antoine-Jean Gros
1771 - 1835
French

Tournament Record: Placed 492th (tie). Lost to Juan Gris and Greuze. 4 votes for, 20 votes against (.167).
  • Placed Third in Ladder Week #5.
  • Tied for Third in Ladder Week #6.
  • Tied for Fourth in Ladder Week #7.
  • Third Place, Week #8. 
  • Tied for Fourth in Week #9.




Fra Bartolomeo
c.1474 - c.1517
Italian (Florentine)

Tournament Record: Placed 494th (tie). Lost to Balthus and Hans Baldung. 4 votes for, 21 votes against (.160).
  • Tied for Third, Ladder Week #5.
  • Tied for Third in Ladder Week #6.
  • Tied for First, Ladder Week #7.
  • Tied for Fourth in Week #9.




Charles-François Daubigny
1817 - 1878
French

Tournament Record: Placed 505th.  Lost to Salvador Dali and Aelbert Cuyp. 4 votes for, 26 votes against (.133).
  • Finished First in Ladder Week #2.
  • Finished First again in Week #4.
  • ...and again in Week #6.
  • ...and in Week #8





Domenichino
1581 - 1641
Italian

Tournament Record: Placed 507th (tie).  Lost to Donatello and Dosso Dossi. 3 votes for, 21 votes against (.125).
  • Tied for First, Ladder Rung #1.
  • First Place, Week #3.
  • Tied for First, Week #5.
  • Tied for Fourth in Week #7.
  • Second Place, Week #8
  • Tied for Fourth, Week #9.





Cast up to four votes in the comments by Friday morning!

8 comments:

Candida said...

Domenichino, Daubigny, Bartolomeo.

Morgan said...

Pisano, Gros, the Fra, Daubigny

Michael5000 said...

I'll vote just like Candida.

boonec1974 said...

Those are some pretty dour portraits by Ramsay! Not him. I'll go with Pisano, Gros, Daubigny (ladder superstar), and Domenichino.

mrs.5000 said...

Daubigny and the Fra.

Michael5000 said...

Ramsay, Pisano, Gros, & Daubigny, says Susan.

DrSchnell said...

Daubigny, Dmomenichino, Pisano, Gros

Michael5000 said...

And that wraps up the tenth rung of the Ladder of Art! Come back tomorrow for the eleventh rung of the Ladder of Art!