Tuesday, November 28, 2017

The Infinite Art Tournament Left Bracket Second-Round Elimination: Rubens v. Sluter!


The main thing that Rubens and Sluter have in common, from an Art-Historical point of view, is that they have both been burned by Michiel Sittow in this Tournament.  They meet here in Second Round Elimination, and only one of them can survive.  But whoever wins this one, if they can beat Sodoma in the next one, and if Sittow beats the winner of Spilliaert/Smith (no spoilers, but I sure bet he will), then they will have a chance to turn the tables on Sittow!  Never a dull moment.



Sir Peter Paul Rubens
1577 - 1640
Flemish





Claus Sluter
1380ish - 1405
Dutch; worked in France.





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. Polls open for at least one month past posting, but likely much longer.

12 comments:

Nichim said...

Sluter

DrSchnell said...

Reubens

Christine M. said...

Rubens and all his assistants

Morgan said...

The 100% no contest best sculptor in the tournament, vs. some guy who made some mediocre paintings? Yeah, I'll have to go with Claus Sluter.

Maddy said...

Rubens. I'm just drawn to paintings more than sculpture.

Michael5000 said...

Rebecca says Rubens on FB.

Michael5000 said...

Susan votes for Sluter.

boonec1974 said...

Sluter

mrs.5000 said...

Sluter!

Michael5000 said...

I saw Rubens' "Head of the Medusa" this morning, and want to vote for that. But, the Sluter system is pretty good too. Feeling... indecisive....

Candida said...

Rubens.

Michael5000 said...

Well, dang, look what happens when I get indecisive! I leave things at at 5-5 tie, that's what. I guess Sluter and Rubens both live to paint, or sculpt, another day, but they'll have to wait until another tie gives them opponents to paint, or sculpt, against.