The Resume

Born in Kos, Greece
Lived in the 4th century BC
Court painter to Philip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great
Painted 'Alexander Wielding a Thunderbolt,' 'Aphrodite Anadyomene,' 'Sacrifice in Cos' and 'Calumny'
Called 'the greatest painter of Antiquity'

Why he might be annoying:

None of his paintings survive.
He wrote a treatise on painting that has also been lost.
His reputation as one of the greats of art rests entirely on the say-so of ancient writers like Pliny the Elder.

Why he might not be annoying:

Pliny claimed, 'He singly contributed almost more to painting than all the other artists put together.'
At the time of his death, he was working on a painting of Aphrodite which was left unfinished because no one could be found with enough skill to complete it.
He inspired Sandro Botticelli to paint 'The Birth of Venus' and 'Calumny of Apelles.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Ancient Times
• Ancient Times: Greece
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 28]
• Figures in Raphael's School of Athens Painting [1509-1511]
• I am Greek
• Known By a Single Name
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Painters
• Pre-Renaissance Painters
• Profiles 28251-28500 (Ranked: 28459)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying