Saturday, March 12, 2016

The Infinite Art Tournament, Round One: Rembrandt v. Reni!

Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
1606 - 1669
Dutch



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Guido Reni
1575 - 1642
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.

11 comments:

Christine M. said...

Rembrandt

pfly said...

Oh man, bad luck, Reni! Shouldn't have a name so close to Rembrandt!

Michael5000 said...

Mariah votes for Reni on the FB feed.

Morgan said...

Rembrandt, sure.

boonec1974 said...

Whoa! This week and next provide some powerhouse firs round match ups! I'm hoping there are no first round ties (or if there are, it's two) so that these art superstars don't cannibalize each other.

And I don't mean to be an art-voting rebel here, but I prefer Reni and then some. Maybe upon viewing more images I'll switch to the favorite, but on first glance Reni is blowing me away.

mrs.5000 said...

Hey, I'd have to go with Rembrandt for his etchings alone. They are amazing.

Michael5000 said...

Susan says "REMBRANDT. The capital letters say it all. This is one of the great moments of the Art Tourney. And against Reni, the most unworthy of opponents."

UnwiseOwl said...

Wow. I'm actually going to have to go Reni based on the strength of the works presented.

Michael5000 said...

I had a Rembrandt poster on my wall in high school, along with a U2 poster. Rembrandt stayed good!

Candida said...

Reni. I can't help it here.

Michael5000 said...

Rembrandt survives a close one in light voter turnout, taking the match six votes to four. Interestingly, he will probably be taking on another A-list name with a substantial body of detractors in Round 2. SO EXCITING!