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Anthony Van Dyck

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The Resume

    (March 22, 1599-December 9, 1641)
    Born in Antwerp, Belgium
    Baroque artist
    Court painter for King Charles I of England

Why he might be annoying:

    During a sojourn in Italy, he irritated the bohemian artists of Rome by dressing as a dandy in 'silks, a hat with feathers and broaches, gold chains across his chest.'
    He was so in demand as a portraitist that he set up an assembly line system where his assistants painted the costumes and he painted the heads.
    He had a daughter out of wedlock.
    He gave his name to a style of beard.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was an accomplished painter in his teens.
    Peter Paul Rubens called him 'the best of my pupils.'
    King Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria came to his studios so often that a special causeway was built for their use.
    Despite being Charles' favorite painter, the king failed to pay his 200-pound annual pension for five straight years.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 38.10% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 22 Votes: 45.45% Annoying