The Infinite Art Tournament, Round 1: Canova v. Caravaggio!
Antonio Canova
1757 - 1822
Italian
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Caravaggio
1571 - 1610
Italian
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Vote for the artist of your choice! Votes go in the comments. Commentary and links to additional work are welcome. Polls open for at least one month past posting.
Wow! This a surprisingly strong matchup. I'll go Caravaggio because of the really good lighting, but I expect either one will go far in their respective brackets.
I hope this doesn't make you lose any respect you might have had for my integrity, but, while most days I would sanely admit that Caravaggio is the better artist, I'm going to give my vote to Canova. Between the delightful Cupid and Psyche and the way he's handled the fabric on the mattress in the second one, I'm going to give him a vote of respect. Then I'll go vote for him some more in the so-called "left bracket."
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19 comments:
Caravaggio Caravaggio Caravaggio!
Caravaggio
Canova for the win(g).
Canova! Cupid & Psyche for the win!
No one knows how to point a finger like Caravaggio! One surly and boisterous vote for the master of light and dark!
Caravaggio
Wow! This a surprisingly strong matchup. I'll go Caravaggio because of the really good lighting, but I expect either one will go far in their respective brackets.
Sorry Canova, I like your work, but Caravaggio is Caravaggio!
There will be a Caravaggio exposition in my city next July, and I'm very excited with the opportunity.
I've got a vote-by-email for Caravaggio.
Canova. Begrudgingly.
Caravaggio
Caravaggio!
No doubting on this one. Caravaggio for sure!
Tough Call but Caravaggio gets my vote.
LOL - Mrs. 5K, you need to teach an Art Appreciation class.
Since I can't decide and Caravaggio is ahead, I'll cast my vote for Canova.
I hope this doesn't make you lose any respect you might have had for my integrity, but, while most days I would sanely admit that Caravaggio is the better artist, I'm going to give my vote to Canova. Between the delightful Cupid and Psyche and the way he's handled the fabric on the mattress in the second one, I'm going to give him a vote of respect. Then I'll go vote for him some more in the so-called "left bracket."
Anonymous and Anonymous, you have to give an ID for your vote to count! I need to make that more clear somehow.
Anyhoo, Canova has some serious sculpting chops. But Caravaggio, natch.
And this pairing is closed for voting. Canova put up a spirited showing, but Caravaggio ran off with it in the end.
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