Anthonis Mor, also known as Anthonis Mor van Dashorst and Antonio Moro (c. 1517 – 1577), was a

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, much in demand by the courts of Europe. He has also been referred to as Antoon, Anthonius, Anthonis or Mor van Dashorst, and as António Mouro, Anthony More, etc., but signed most of his portraits as Anthonis Mor. Mor developed a formal style for court portraits, largely based on

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, that was extremely influential on

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s across Europe, especially in the

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, where it created a tradition that led to

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. His works can include considerable psychological penetration, especially in portraits of men, but always gives the subject a grand and self-possessed air.

Early life and education

Mor was born in

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, by some estimation between 1516 and 1520. Little is known about his early life, except that his artistic education commenced under Jan van Scorel. His earliest known work is a portrait which is now in a collection in

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, dated 1538.

Painting career

A group of Knights of St. John at

, supposed to have been painted about 1541; and a picture of two pilgrims at the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, dated 1544; and the portrait of an unknown woman, in the

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, were probably among his earliest works. Their authenticity has not been established.

Antwerp

In 1547 Mor was received as a member of the Venerable Guild of St. Luke at Antwerp, and shortly afterwards (about 1548) he attracted the attention of Cardinal

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, who became his steady patron. Of the portraits executed during the early period of his career as de Granvelle's protégé, two are especially notable: one of the bishop himself (in the

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in Vienna), and one of the

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, which now belongs to the

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. Between 1549 and 1550 Philip, Prince of Asturias (1527–1598) traveled around the Netherlands to present himself as the future ruler. Mor painted his portrait in Brussels in 1549. He probably visited Italy (when exactly is not known), where he copied some works by

, notably the ''

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Portugal

In the middle of 1550 Mor left for Lisbon with a commission from

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to portray the Portuguese branch of the family. Mor probably traveled via

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, where he painted the portraits of Maximilian II and his wife Maria of Austria, their daughter Anna and the son of

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. In Lisbon, Mor portrayed King John III, Queen

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, Prince João Manuel and Philip II's future wife, Princess Maria. Little more is known about Mor's stay in

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, but he was definitely back in Brussels by November 1553.

England

After the sudden death of the king of England,

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, in July 1553,

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now saw the possibility of an alliance between

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and

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. The engagement between Philip and his Portuguese princess was broken and negotiations started for a marriage with the successor to the English throne, Mary Tudor. During these negotiations, Mor was sent to England to paint a portrait of Mary, but the exact date of the painting is unknown. This portrait was much appreciated in England and Mor made at least three versions, which became much the best-known likeness of the Queen. On 20 December 1553, Philip officially appointed Mor as painter in his service.

Brussels / Utrecht

In October 1555, Charles V abdicated from the throne. During the ceremonies and festivities surrounding the coronation of his son Philip as king of Spain, Mor would have received many commissions for paintings. Unfortunately, many of these paintings are lost or only known through copies. Mor was very productive after Philip's ascension to the throne, and produced some of his most important portraits in this period, such as the portrait of Prince William I van Oranje-Nassau (William the Silent) (1555), the portrait of Alessandro Farnese (1557) and a new portrait of Philip II. Other important works from this period include the portrait of

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(1558), the portraits of Jean Lecocq and his wife (1559), and the portrait of Jan van Scorel (1559), which was at a later time to be hung at his tomb and now belongs to the

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. Following the death of Mary Tudor in 1558, King Philip was remarried in June 1559 to

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, whom Mor portrayed ca. 1561. This portrait appears to have been lost. Also from this period dates the only known self-portrait of Mor, now in the

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gallery, and one of his (presumed) wife, now in the

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(see image gallery below).

The Spanish Court

It seems likely that Mor accompanied King Philip on his return to Spain in 1559. That Mor stayed at the Spanish court is confirmed by the letters which Philip regularly sent to Mor after he had left again in 1561. In his letters, Philip requested Mor's return to court several times, but the painter never complied with his repeated requests. Among the works which Mor supposedly painted in Spain are the Portrait of Juana of Austria and the Portrait of Don Carlos. A much-praised work from this period is the Portrait of Pejerón, the fool of the Duke of Benavente and the Duke of Alba. There has been extensive speculation about the reason for Mor's departure from the Spanish court. According to Carel van Mander, Mor became too confidential with the King and this aroused the suspicion of the

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. He may also have been alarmed by the increasingly repressive

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tenor of the Spanish court. Mor's pupil Alonso Sánchez Coello continued to work in his master's style, and replaced him as the Spanish court painter.

Return to the Netherlands

On his return to the Netherlands, Mor probably traveled back and forth between Utrecht, Antwerp and Brussels. In this period he was in regular contact with de Granvelle and also worked at the Dutch court, where he portrayed

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. After his return, Mor focused on the portrayal of citizens, especially of merchants and their wives in Antwerp. In addition to portraits like these (which included the Portrait of

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), he also painted artisans, such as the goldsmith Steven van Herwijck (1564). These works are markedly different from the paintings Mor produced for the court, showing off another side of his talent. When de Granvelle returned to

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and the Netherlands showed increasing social and political unrest, Mor experienced some financial hardship. His financial problems were partially solved when the Duke of Alba granted him commissions and favors. He is not known to have been in Utrecht after 24 July 1567 and from 1568 onwards Mor lived in Antwerp where, in 1572, he registered as a master with the Antwerp guild. At Antwerp he painted a ''Venus and Adonis'' for the new Stadhuis. It is possible that he visited England once again in 1568, judging from the Portrait of a ''Nobleman with Dog'' and of the Portrait of Sir Henry Lee, which have been attributed to him. In 1559 and 1562 Mor painted two portraits of Margaret of Parma. On her way to Spain,

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spent some time in Antwerp, where she was painted by Mor in 1570. Mor's portrait of Anna is his last-known court painting, although he was still being referred to as Philip II's court painter in 1573. Little is known about Mor's life and career after 1570. It seems likely that he lost custom, maybe as result of competition by painters such as Adriaen Thomasz Key,

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(1545–1581) and Frans Floris (1519/20-1570). The last portrait attributed to Mor is the Portrait of Hubertus Goltzius, dated 1576. Toward the end of his life, Mor focused on

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s of religious and mythological subjects, but in this field of work he would never equal his earlier success as a portrait painter. He is believed to have been working on a ''Circumcision'' for the Cathedral of Antwerp when he died in 1576.

Main works

Many of Mor's portraits were copied by others. Among those whose works have been confused with Mor's are Alonso Sánchez Coello,

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, and Cristóvão Lopes. A large number of

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s based on his work also circulated. NB: Some attributions and locations may be out of date. *''Portrait of Philip II'' (c. 1549–1550) - Oil on oak, 107.5 x 83.3 cm, Bilbao Fine Arts Museum *''Portrait of Cardinal

'' (1549) - Oil on panel, 107 x 82 cm,

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, Vienna. See image above *'' Cardinal Granvelle's Dwarf with a Dog'' (1549–1553) - Oil on canvas, 126 x 92 cm,

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, Paris *''Portrait of a Man Pointing at a Table Clock'' (c. 1550) - Oil on canvas, 100 x 80 cm, Louvre, Paris *''Portrait of a Giovanni Battista di Castaldo'' (c. 1550) - Oil on panel, 107.6 x 82.2 cm,

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, Madrid *''Portrait of

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'' (c. 1550) - Oil on canvas, 101 x 81 cm,

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, Madrid; see image gallery below. *''Portrait of Catherine of Austria'' (c. 1552) - Oil on panel, 107 x 84 cm,

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, Madrid, inv. 2109; see image gallery below. *''Portrait of João Manuel, Prince of Portugal'' (c. 1552) Oil on panel, 107 x 84 cm,

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. *''Portrait of Infanta Maria, Lady of Viseu'' (c. 1552) - Oil on canvas, 100 x 87 cm,

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, Madrid, inv. PN822. *''Portrait of '' Isabel, Duchess of Guimarães'' (1552) - Oil on panel, 55 x 50 cm, Private collection, Germany. *''Portrait of Prince

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/Nassau'' (c. 1554) - Oil on panel, 105 x 81.5 cm, Staatliche Museen,

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; see image gallery below. *''Portrait of a Man'' (c. 1555-1560) - Oil on wood, 97.8 x 71.2 cm,

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, Ottawa *''Portrait of

in Armor'' (c. 1557) - Oil on canvas, 186 x 82 cm, Monasterio de San Lorenzo,

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, inv. 1653; see image gallery below. *''Portrait of a Man in Armor'' (1558) - Oil on canvas, 111 x 80 cm, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles *''Portrait of a Young Man'' y an anonymous follower of Mor(1558) - Oil on panel, 97.5 x 69.9 cm,

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, Washington *''Self-portrait'' (1558) -Oil on wood, 113 x 84 cm,

, Florence; see image above *''Portrait of

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'' (1560) - Oil on canvas, Musée du Temps, Besançon. *''Portrait of a Lady'' (c. 1560) - Oil on oak, 116.8 x 86.9 cm, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa *''Portrait of Philip de Montmorency, Count of Hoorn'' (c. 1560) - Oil on panel. Present location not known. *''Portrait of Sir

'' (1560–1565) - Oil on panel, 90 x 75.5 cm,

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, Amsterdam; see image above *''Portrait of Lady Gresham (Anne Femely)'' (1560–1565) - Oil on oak, 88 x 75.5 cm, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam *''Portrait of Metgen, wife of the artist'' (also known as ''Portrait of a married woman'') (c. 1560-1565)- Oil on panel, 100 x 80 cm, Museo del Prado, Madrid, inv. 2114; see image gallery below. *''Portrait of Spanish Nobleman'', (c. 1560) -

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, Belgrade, Oil on canvas 130 x 90 cm *''Portrait of a Man'' (1560–1577) - Oil on oak, 49.5 x 40.6 cm,

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, London *''Portrait of a Nobleman, said to be Hernán Cortés'' (date unknown) - Lobkowicz Palace, Prague *''Portrait of

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, Duchess of Parma'' (c. 1562) - oil on canvas,

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, inv. L310A; see image gallery below. *''Portrait of Jeanne Lullier'' (1563) - Oil on canvas, Musée du Temps, Besançon. *''Portrait of Maria of Portugal, Princess of Parma'' (c. 1565)Jordan, pp. 70, 168. - Oil on panel, 35 x 15 cm, Museo del Prado, Madrid, inv. 2117. *''Portrait of Sir Henry Lee of Ditchley'' (1568) - Oil on panel, 64.1 x 53.3 cm, National Portrait Gallery, London; see image gallery below. *''Portrait of a Gentleman'' (1569) - Oil on canvas, 119.7 x 88.3 cm, National Gallery of Art, Washington *''Portrait of Hendrik Goltzius'' (c. 1570) - Oil on wood, 66 x 50 cm, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels *''Portrait of a Gentleman'' (c. 1570) - Oil on panel, 122 x 98.5 cm, North Carolina Museum of Art *''Portrait of

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'' (date unknown - Oil on wood, 109 x 84 cm, Museo del Prado, Madrid; see image above *''Portrait of a Lady'' - Oil on wood panel, 107 x 72.1 cm, National Gallery of Victoria. *''Portrait of Margaret, Duchess of Parma'' (date unknown) - oil on panel transferred on canvas, 97.8 x 71.7 cm,

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. *''Portrait of

(?)'' - Museo del Prado, Madrid; see image above. *Portrait of Jan Scorel (1559–1560), oil on panel.

Gallery

Image:D. João III, Anthonis Mor, 1552.jpg, King

Image:Infanta Caterina of Spain.jpg, Catherine of Portugal Image:Antonio Moro - Willem I van Nassau.jpg, William of Orange Image:King PhilipII of Spain.jpg,

in armour Image:Anthonis Mor 002.jpg, Metgen Mor, the artist's wife Image:MargarethevonParma01.jpg,

Image:Anthonis Mor 024.jpg, Henry Lee of Ditchley

References and sources

References Sources * Annemarie Jordan, ''Retrato de Corte em Portugal. O Legado de António Moro (1552-1572'', (Lisbon: Quetzal Editores, 1994)
Annemarie Jordan, ''La Reina María de Inglaterra'', segunda mujer de Felipe II, Antonio Moro, Museo del Prado, Enciclopedia Online

Annemarie Jordan, ''Antonio Moro. Anton van Dashort Mor'', Museo del Prado, Enciclopedia Online
* Georges Marlier, ''Anthonis Mor van Dashorst (Antonio Moro)'', Académie royale de Belgique, Classe des beaux-arts, Mémoires (Brussels: M. Hayez, 1934). * Trevor-Roper, Hugh; ''Princes and Artists, Patronage and Ideology at Four Habsburg Courts 1517-1633'', Thames & Hudson, London, 1976, * Joanna Woodall, ''Anthonis Mor; Art and Authority'' (Zwolle: Waanders Publishers, 2008). * Marieke van Wamel ''Pictor regis. Anthonis Mor van Dashorst and his position as painter at the Habsburg court.'', Thesis BA University of Amsterdam, June 200
Pictor regis - Van Wamel
* Marieke van Wamel ''Plumas y pinceles / Pennen en pinceelen. The portraits by Anthonis Mor van Dashorst and the treatises by Francisco de Holanda and Felipe de Guevara; a study into the mutual influences and the exchange of ideas on sixteenth century painting and portraiture''. University of Amsterdam, thesis Researchmaster June 2011

External links

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Portrait by Antonis Mor at National Gallery, LondonPortrait of a man in armour at the Paul Getty Museum
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