@Pat McDonald 547483 wrote:

Actually it’s a noted trait of many “old masters” that they had common arguments and occasional violence.

Apparently Da Vinci and Michaelangelo certainly shared plenty of hot words and the occasional hurled paintbrush at the very least.

Not only that, but van Gogh’s rival for the affections of the prozzie he chopped his ear off for was Paul Gauguin. I guess it was like an olde worlde version of the John Terry / Wayne Bridge thing, but neither side was a complete and total cunt, unlike John Terry!