Thursday, September 24, 2015

The Infinite Art Tournament, Left Bracket Second Round TIEBREAK: Gaddi v. Longhi!

At vote-counting time, there was a tie in the Left Brackets between Longhi and Lorenzo Monaco.  That means that Taddeo Gaddi and Théodore Géricault, who tied up similarly about a year ago, can finally re-enter the fray.  Here's the first of the two tiebreak matches!



Taddeo Gaddi
c.1300 - 1366
Florentine

Lost to Thomas Gainsborough in Round 1 by a single vote. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!
Bested hard-to-pronounce sculptor Henri Gaudier-Brzeska in First Round Elimination.
Tied with Théodore Géricault in the Left Bracket Second Round.








Pietro Longhi
1702 - 1785
Venetian

Lost a close one to Richard Long in Round 1.
Beat John Robert Cozens in First Round Elimination.
Tied with Siennese master Lorenzo Monaco in the Left Bracket Second Round.








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13 comments:

Christine M. said...

Gaddi

Morgan said...

Gaddi, with his glowing gold.

DrSchnell said...

Longhi

pfly said...

Gaddi

Ben said...

Gaddi

Elizabeth said...

Gaddi

boonec1974 said...

Gaddi for sure.

mrs.5000 said...

Gaddi, despite Longhi's fine rhino.

Michael5000 said...

Susan votes for Longhi -- "Venetian Rhinos Forever!"

Michael5000 said...

And for me: Gaddi, despite the fine rhino.

lamanyana said...

Gaddi

Candida said...

As often happens to me, as I was scrolling through Gaddi, I kept thinking, "Nobody could possibly take it from Gaddi!" And then I hit Longhi and started thinking that I had spoken too soon. The rhino, sure, but the masks!

Still, there was a spark of life missing for me in Longhi, so I'm sticking with Gaddi.

Michael5000 said...

And, it's Gaddi in a landslide! He takes the contest, 10 votes to 2. Say good-bye to the nice rhino, everybody....