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Michelangelo

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The Resume

    (March 6, 1475-February 18, 1564)
    Birth name is Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
    Sculpted the Pieta (1498-1500) and the David (1501-1504)
    Painted 'The Creation of Adam,' 'The Creation of Eve,' 'The Temptation and Fall of Adam and Eve' and 'The Flood' on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (1508-1512)
    Designed and sculpted the tomb of Pope Julius II (1510-1515)
    Supervised Florentine fortifications in the Italian war against the Medici (1527-1529)
    Made chief architect for St. Peter's Basilica (1546)

Why he might be annoying:

    He and Leonardo da Vinci didn't get along.
    He was a perfectionist who sometimes destroyed his works in fits of rage.
    He used to leave his works unfinished if he did something wrong.
    He was extremely stubborn.
    He never wanted to be known as a painter, but it is his paintings that he is best known for.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was extremely patient (except around people).
    He spent nearly four years lying on his back painting the enormous works for the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
    His works touch many people on an emotional level.
    His dome design for St. Peter's Basilica is widely copied around the world, including on the U.S. Capitol Building.
    He is unquestionably one of the most influential artists of all time.
    He is ranked #19 on A&E's Biographies of the Millennium (1999).

Credit: Ratman


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 16 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 194 Votes: 53.61% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 111 Votes: 73.87% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 67 Votes: 53.73% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 55 Votes: 50.91% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 62 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 233 Votes: 75.11% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 23 Votes: 21.74% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 89 Votes: 53.93% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 153 Votes: 35.95% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 53 Votes: 33.96% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 193 Votes: 44.56% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 307 Votes: 40.07% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 836 Votes: 42.58% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 735 Votes: 41.09% Annoying