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Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

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Artist

The Resume

    (August 29, 1780-January 14, 1867)
    Born in Montauban, France
    Neo-classical painter
    Known for his portraits and his odalisques

Why he might be annoying:

    Following bad reviews of a portrait of Napoleon (1806), he refused to return to Paris from Rome, leading to the breaking off of his engagement.
    Bad reviews of another painting prompted him to stop exhibiting in public for two decades (1834-55).
    He wanted to be known as a painter of historical scenes and resented depending on portraits to earn a living.
    When visitors asked, 'Is this where the man who draws the portraits lives?' he would respond with, 'No, the man who lives here is a painter.'
    He took considerable liberties with anatomy, such as drawing the courtesan of 'La Grand Odalisque' (1814) with an extra five vertebrae.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His education was interrupted by the French Revolution.
    He was a talented violinist, who played with Paganini.
    He was awarded the Legion of Honor (1825).
    After creating the erotic painting 'The Turkish Bath' at age 82, he declared that he had 'all the fire of a man of thirty years.'
    Henri Matisse called him the first painter 'to use pure colors, outlining them without distorting them.'

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 73.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying