The Resume

(November 12, 1840-November 17, 1917)
Born in Paris, France
Birth name was Francois-Auguste-Rene Rodin
Notable works include 'The Age of Bronze,' 'The Kiss,' 'The Burghers of Calais,' 'The Thinker,' 'Monument to Victor Hugo' and 'Monument to Balzac'

Why he might be annoying:

His applications to the School of Fine Arts were rejected three times.
He used his influence to get the French government to withdraw a commission for a sculpture by his former lover Camille Claudel (1899).
An exhibition of his erotic drawings led to the dismissal of the curator of the Weimar Museum (1906).
He lived with seamstress Rose Beuret most of his life, had a son with her, but did not marry her until two weeks before her death (1917).
His unconventional sculptures of Victor Hugo and Honore de Balzac were so controversial they were not cast in bronze until many years after his death.

Why he might not be annoying:

His ‘Age of Bronze’ was so lifelike he was accused of having taken a cast from a living model.
‘The Thinker’ and ‘The Kiss’ are two of the most widely recognized sculptures of the 20th century.
The French government considered his work so important that he was given a state-owned studio.
He declared, ‘Every part of the human figure is expressive.’

Credit: C, Fishel

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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 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 32 Votes: 81.25% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 30 Votes: 26.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 21.05% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 28.00% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 46.43% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 25 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 115 Votes: 45.22% Annoying