Tuesday, August 7, 2018

The Infinite Art Tournament Left Bracket Third-Round Elimination: Velázquez v. Massys!


Today's match closes down the Left Bracket Third Round, which means that the eight bracket sheets on which the bulk of the Infinite Art Tournament was played out are now all closed.  It's basically all endgame from here on out.  Mostly, the paintings should be pretty easy on the eyes.

Leaving us this week -- the last guys to be heartbroken that they didn't make it to the semis -- are Wright of Derby (3-2; 38 vf, 20 va), whose remarkable .655 voting "batting average" puts him in third place among the 438 artists who have left the Tournament, and Lord Frederick Leighton (2-2-4; 47-52, .475), who will almost certainly be the artist who tied the most times.



Diego de Silva y Velázquez
1599 - 1660
Spanish






Quentin Massys
1465ish - 1530
Dutch




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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.

15 comments:

Michael5000 said...

Rebecca votes for Velazquez immediately on Facebook.

mrs.5000 said...

Oh, go, Velázquez!

Christine M. said...

Velázquez

UnwiseOwl said...

There can be no doubt. I love Massys, but it's time. Velázquez.

Candida said...

Velazquez.

Chance said...

Velázquez.

Morgan said...

Very obviously Quentin Massys, interested to hear from everyone above me what it's like to be so incorrect

Chance said...

It feels pretty good.

Michael5000 said...

Grace goes for "the Big V."

Michael5000 said...

Mariah goes for Valazquez on FB as well.

Michael5000 said...

And Susan votes for Velazquez by mail.

boonec1974 said...

I'm with Morgan. Shocked this isn't a Massys rout.

DrSchnell said...

Velazquez

Michael5000 said...

I'm with The Big V, and although I'm not above Morgan I can report that it feels terrific to be so wrong!

Michael5000 said...

And that wraps things up, with a final voting tally of Velazquez 11, disbelieving Massys supporters 2. Massys has an honorable exit -- they're all honorable exits at this point -- and Velazquez continues on to a tough tough match against Van der Weyden. They're all tough tough matches at this point.