The Resume

(September 28, 1573-July 18, 1610)
Birth name was Michelangelo Merisi
Paintings include ‘Supper at Emmaus,’ ‘The Crucifixion of St. Peter,’ ‘Medusa,’ ‘Bacchus,’ ‘Flagellation of Christ,’ ‘Sick Bacchus,’ ‘The Taking of Christ,’ ‘Amor Victorious,’ ‘Seven Acts of Mercy’ and ‘Adoration of the Shepherds’

Why he might be annoying:

He was a violent brute.
His rich friends often bribed police to get him out of jail.
He killed a man who beat him at tennis.
He was exiled from Rome for murder.
He shocked the public with his violent and sexual imagery.
He is always called ‘Caravaggio,’ even though that was his home town, not his name.
He was a painter named Michelangelo, but not the famous one.
He painted a picture of a man getting checked for head lice.

Why he might not be annoying:

Even though he wasn’t as famous as the real Michelangelo, he was still pretty famous.
His art influenced many other painters.
He painted in a realistic style, which was unusual for the time.
He died of a fever at 36.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 17th Century Painters
• Criminals
• Exiles
• Goatees
• I Died in My 30s (Ranked: 36)
• Known By a Single Name
• Look at Me, I'm Postage
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• My Artwork Was Stolen
• Painters
• Profiles 15001-15250 (Ranked: 15083)
• Renaissance Men (and Women)
• Short Fuses
• Vehicle Names
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 6]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 28 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 48 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 45 Votes: 75.56% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 59 Votes: 54.24% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 99 Votes: 53.54% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 120 Votes: 64.17% Annoying