Saturday, September 22, 2012

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round 1: Del Cossa v. Courbet!

Francesco Del Cossa
c.1435 - c.1478
Italian




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Gustave Courbet
1819 - 1877
French




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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.

15 comments:

Christine M. said...

I'm kinda lovin' the swan boat and the bunnies, but you can't beat Courbet.

Chuckdaddy said...

Courbet wins the battle of the biography, but I prefer Del Cossa

Morgan said...

Definitely Courbet! I prefer the crispness

Nichim said...

OMG Del Cossa!!!!!!!!!!

Elizabeth said...

Courbet.

lamanyana said...

Francesco Del Cossa. That Swan Boat and Bunnies picture is amazing.

pfly said...

Um, hm, yea, Gustave Courbet.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater said...

I support the first one because it looks like a Slayer album.

mrs.5000 said...

Courbet!

Michael5000 said...

Like Christine M., I'm kinda lovin' the swan boat and the bunnies, but you still can't beat Courbet.

Michael5000 said...

Here's a vote for Courbet in the mail.

Michael5000 said...

...with the comment "Courbet is huge, and can be much better than in these examples. I suppose that is what's called a "spade beard" in the first picture.

Candida said...

Del Cossa, just like everybody else!

Wait, what? You all like Courbet? Crisp is nice, but the picture isn't working for me. I don't think the coach looks right, for one thing, and you'd think these guys should have serious hat hair.

Alison said...

Courbet! Haha, beards

Michael5000 said...

And it's official, Courbet and his beard taking down the swan boat and advancing to the second round on an 8-4 win. Voting's closed!