Sunday, January 26, 2020

The Ladder of Art -- Week #56


Cast your votes for up to four of these seven artists by Saturday, February 1.  For clarifications, consult the Ladder of Art FAQ.




Last Week's Results
1. Campin: 6
1. Boudin: 6
3. Boucher: 5
4. Carpaccio: 4
5. Perugino: 3
6. van Ostade: 2
6. Guercino: 2



This Week's Contest



John Robert Cozens
1752 - 1797
English

Tournament Record: Placed 369th. Tied with Tony Cragg, lost decisively to Thomas Hart Benton and Pietro Longhi. 15 votes for, 25 against (.375).
  • Placed Third in Week #53.
  • Tied for Second in Week #54.
  • Had a week off during Week #55.





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.  
  • Tied for Second in Week #46.
  • Placed Second in Week #47.
  • Placed Third in Week #48. 
  • Tied for Second, Week #49. 
  • Tied for First, Week #50. 
  • Tied for First, Week #52.
  • Tied for Second in Week #54.
  • Had a week off during Week #55.






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.
  • Placed Fourth in Week #47. 
  • Placed Fourth in Week #48. 
  • Tied for Second, Week #49. 
  • Tied for Third, Week #50.
  • Tied for Second, Week #51. 
  • Tied for Third, Week #52. 
  • Placed Second, Week #53.
  • Placed Fourth in Week #54.
  • Had a week off during Week #55.





Nicolas Lancret
1690 - 1743
French

Tournament Record: Tied for 370th. Lost to Sir Edwin Landseer and Peter Lanyon. 9 votes for, 15 against (.375).
  • Tied for Fourth in Week #53.
  • Placed Fifth in Week #54, landing briefly two rungs down at 372nd.





Masolino
1383 - c.1433
Florentine

Tournament Record: Tied for 370th. Lost to Quentin Massys and Marie Laurencin. 9 votes for, 15 against (.375).
  • Tied for Fourth in Week #53. 
  • Placed Sixth in Week #54, landing briefly down three rungs at 373rd.





François Boucher
1703 - 1770
French

Tournament Record: Tied for 366th. Defeated Boudin, lost to Botticelli, beat Bouts, lost to Bellows. Second-lowest ranked artist with two wins in the main Tournament. 18 votes for, 30 against (.375).
  • Placed 7th in Week #54.  Dropped 8 rungs to 374th.
  • Placed 3rd in Week #55. 






Vittore Carpaccio
died 1526
Venetian

Tournament Record: Placed 381st. Beat Caro and Carrà, then lost to Cassatt and Canova. Lowest-ranked ladder artist with two wins in the main Tournament. 18 votes for, 31 against (.367).
  • Placed Fourth, Week #49. 
  • Tied for Third, Week #50. 
  • Tied for Second in Week #51. 
  • Tied for Fifth in Week #52, so climbed three rungs altogether to a tie for 377th.
  • Jumped back in for Week #55, finishing Fourth. 




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

10 comments:

Morgan said...

Cozens, Canaletto, Lancret, Masolino

DrSchnell said...

Cozens, Canaletto, Lancret

Charlie said...

Cozens, Holbein, and Canaletto.

Elliott said...

Cozens, Lancret, Boucher, and Carpaccio

Nora said...

Cozens and Canaletto

Candida said...

Holbein, Boucher, Lancret.

mrs.5000 said...

Holbein, with votes against Boucher and Lancret.

Michael5000 said...

I'm going with Holbein and Masolino.

Michael5000 said...

...and Susan sez: Cozens, Holbein & Canaletto.

Michael5000 said...

...oh, and I forgot my own negative vote on ol John Robert "Muddypalette" Cozens.