Saturday, December 6, 2014

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round 4: Caravaggio v. Degas!


It's the first Saturday of an even-numbered month, and time for a Fourth Round contest in the Infinite Art Tournament!  You want big names from art history?  We got big names from art history!



Caravaggio
1571 - 1610
Italian
  • 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!!!








Edgar Degas
1834 - 1917
French
  • Whupped it up on sculptor Richard Deacon in Round 1.
  • Stomped on Eugène Delacroix in Round 2.
  • Crushed countryman Honoré Daumier in Round 3.







Vote for the artist of your choice in the comments, or any other way that works for you. Commentary and links to additional work are welcome. Fourth-round matches are open for at least three months after posting.

15 comments:

Christine M. said...

Degas

Morgan said...

I actually had a really hard time with this one, but I'll end up swinging Caravaggio.

Morgan said...

Alison says Caravaggio

Elizabeth said...

Degas. I'm feeling kind of fuzzy and non-religious.

Ben said...

Degas

mrs.5000 said...

Ooh. Painful. Now, if it were a duel, my money would be on Caravaggio. But art to art, I'll go with Degas.

DrSchnell said...

These are going to get more difficult to decide now, aren't they? Degas, by a whisker, though I love the picture of ol' pokey Thomas.

Chuckdaddy said...

degas, barely

pfly said...

These round fours are hard! I was going to say Degas, but the household outvoted me for Caravaggio and I don't mind. So, Caravaggio.

Michael5000 said...

Here's an emailed vote for Degas.

lamanyana said...

Degas

Michael5000 said...

I think of myself as much more of a Caravaggio guy. But, looking at the paintings, I'm going to have to go with Degas.

Candida said...

I'm surprised at how hard I didn't find this. Caravaggio. Because I'm much more of a Caravaggio gal.

UnwiseOwl said...

It's the big 'vagg for me.

Michael5000 said...

It was a long, tough contest, but it ends with Degas over Caravaggio, 9 votes to 5.