Saturday, November 9, 2019

The Ladder of Art -- Week #47


Cast your votes for up to four of these seven artists by Friday November 15.  For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.




Last Week's Results

1. Daubigny: 8
2. Canaletto: 7
2. Holbein: 7
4. Beccafumi: 3
5. Murillo: 2
5. Batoni: 2
7. Judd: 0



This Week's Contest



James Rosenquist
1933 - 2017
American

Tournament Record: Tied for 387th. Defeated Rosselli, lost to Bernini and Rodin. 12 votes for, 21 against (.364).






Perugino
1447ish - 1523
Italian

Tournament Record: Tied for 383rd. Lost to Francis Picabia, beat Max Pechstein, then lost to Piero di Cosimo. 11 votes for, 19 against (.367).







Palma Vecchio
1480ish - 1528
Venetian

Tournament Record: Tied for 383rd. Beat Johann Friedrich Overbeck, then lost to Pannini and Bryan Organ. 11 votes for, 19 against (.367).







Domenico Beccafumi
c.1486 - 1551
Italian

Tournament Record: Placed 391st. Tied with André Beauneveu, lost to Bouguereau and Jasper Johns. 13 votes for, 23 against (.361).
  • Tied for Third in Week #45.
  • Placed Fourth in Week #46.





Hans Holbein
1497ish - 1543
German; worked in Britain

Tournament Record: Tied for 392nd. He, Hans, lost to Winslow Homer and Gerrit van Honthorst. 9 votes for, 16 votes against (.360).
  • Tied for First in Week #44.  
  • Tie for Second in Week #46.






William Merritt Chase
1849 - 1916
American

Tournament Record: Tied for 439th. Beaten by Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin and Christo. 6 votes for, 14 votes against (.300).
  • Placed Second, Week #26.
  • Tied for First, Week #27.
  • Placed First, Week #29.
  • Placed First, Week #31.
  • Tied for Second, Week #33. 
  • Tied for Second again, Week #34. 
  • Tied for First, Week #35. 
  • Placed First in Week #37. 
  • Placed First in Week #39. 
  • Placed First in Week #41. 
  • Tied for First in Week #43.
  • Placed First in Week #45.





Canaletto
1697 - 1768
Italian (Venetian); also worked in England

Tournament Record: Placed 448th. Beat Robert Campin, then lost to Caravaggio and Alexander Calder. 7 votes for, 17 votes against (.292).
  • Placed First in Week #24. 
  • Placed First again in Week #26. 
  • Placed First again in Week #28. 
  • And again in Week #30. 
  • And again in Week #32. 
  • And again in Week #34.
  • And again in Week #36. 
  • And again in Week #38. 
  • And again in Week #40. 
  • Tied for First in Week #42. 
  • Tied for First again in Week #44.
  • Tied for Second in Week #46.





Cast up to four votes in the comments by Friday morning!

10 comments:

Nora said...

Canaletto, Chase, and Perugino. Vote against Rosenquist.

Elliott said...

Beccafumi, Chase, and Canaletto. Vote against that creepy thing. (Rosenquist)

Chuckdaddy said...

Perugino. Those colors!

Holbein: Those frowns!

Chase!

Rosenquist. Weirdly kind of like him!

Michael5000 said...

Awesome set! I'll go with Holbein, Palma Vecchio, Perugino, and Chase.

Rosenquist reminds me of Duran Duran album covers.

Candida said...

Perugino, Vecchio, Holbein, Chase.

Morgan said...

Perugino! Holbein! Chase! Canaletto!

mrs.5000 said...

Wow, I'd be happy to vote for Canaletto, but there just isn't room on the roster. I too am going to vote Holbein, Perugino, Palma Vecchio, and Chase.

DrSchnell said...

Holbein, Chase, Canaletto.

Michael5000 said...

Beccafumi, Holbein, Chase & Canaletto.

Michael5000 said...

...says Susan, in that last set.