The Resume

(July 15, 1606-October 4, 1669)
Paintings include 'St. Paul in Prison (1627),' 'Supper at Emmaus (1630),' 'The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp (1632),' 'The Night Watch (1642),' 'Young Girl at an Open Half-Door (1645),' 'The Mill (1650),' 'Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer (1653),' 'The Return of the Prodigal Son (1660)' and 'The Syndics of the Drapers' Guild (1662)'
Often simply called 'Rembrandt'

Why he might be annoying:

He grew up rich.
He mismanaged his money.
He had sex with his female servants.
One of them sued him when he dumped her for a younger housemaid, and she won that case.
He had a big nose.
A ridiculously expensive brand of toothpaste is named after him.

Why he might not be annoying:

His wife's family tried to take over his life.
He outlived his beloved wife and four of his five children.
Because of his financial problems, he had to sell his expensive house and move to the ghetto.
He died broke.
He is considered one of the greatest painters who ever lived.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 17th Century Painters
• An Asteroid was Named in My Honor (Ranked: 4511)
• Ant Eaters/Pinocchios [Big Noses]
• Charles Laughton Portrayed Me
• Google Modified Its Logo For My Birthday (Google Doodles)
• I Died in Debt
• I Fathered Children Out of Wedlock
• I Outlived My Child
• I Was Buried in a Pauper's Grave
• I'm Dutch
• Known By a Single Name
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• My Artwork Was Stolen
• Norman Rockwell Portraits
• Painters
• Profiles 12251-12500 (Ranked: 12381)
• Secret Annex Wall Photos [Anne Frank House]
• Vehicle Names
• Walruses
• Weird Al Yankovic References
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 3]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 23 Votes: 39.13% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 26 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 101 Votes: 63.37% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 31 Votes: 38.71% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 53 Votes: 33.96% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 95 Votes: 46.32% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 203 Votes: 41.87% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 286 Votes: 42.31% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 76 Votes: 39.47% Annoying